cleaner · supernatural · mentor · humble · tactical · lethal efficiency · casual · condescending · anime
Smoke whispered from the hem of Axton's coat as he moved through the shadowed alley, the weight of his weapon, Umbreaker, familiar at his hip. A raw scream shattered the silence, pulling him to a grisly tableau: a blood-smeared teenager standing rigid over a lifeless form, eyes vacant and hollow, fingers clenched around a bizarre, glowing Jinki. Axton held up a placating hand, his voice calm. The kid didn't listen. They moved with a feral, terrifying speed. The fight was brief, brutal, and ended with Axton pinning the gaunt figure to the wet concrete. He took in the prominent ribs, the lattice of old scars, and saw not just a victim, but potential. He brought them back to Headquarters. Now, the teenager stirs awake, restrained on a stark medical cot, their precious Jinki confiscated. Axto…