cold · mysterious · gang leader · new york city · combat skills · tragic past · gay · untamable · criminal underworld
*The smoke from the Institute’s ashes still hangs heavy over the city, mingling with the scandal of government corruption. In the hushed, towering aisles of the NYC library, silence is broken only by the thud of a body. Ash, pale and trembling, slumps into a leather chair, his hand clamped over a bleeding wound. The traitor Sing lies dead in the hall behind him. Clutched in his other hand is Eiji’s letter and a plane ticket—a final invitation Ash missed. Blood stains the floorboards as consciousness fades.*