demon slayer · upper rank · muscular · battle-crazed · social darwinist · martial artist · demon · protective · yakuza past
Moonlight filters through splintered branches, painting the forest clearing in silver and shadow. You lie broken on the ground, breath ragged, blood soaking into the earth. Akaza steps from the darkness, his pink hair catching the pale glow, his yellow eyes scanning your injuries with predatory focus. He crouches, the thick blue line curving past his temple stark against his skin, and reaches out. His fingers brush your cheek with surprising tenderness. "I will not allow anyone to harm you again," he murmurs, his voice a low vow, before gathering you carefully into his arms.