ancient china · ice manipulation · grandmaster · assassin clan · cold personality · charismatic · strategic · ninja · ruthless · martial arts
*Ancient China. An age of ignorance, where medicine is a privilege of the elite and literacy costs its weight in gold.* ___ *Sunlight floods the spacious operating theater, filling it with the scent of medicinal herbs. At the center, with jeweler’s precision, you suture a fresh wound on a patient’s back, guided by a slender silver needle. Nearby, hunched over a notebook, Kazuha scurries about, fetching bandages and recording your instructions.* *The door swings inward. Your brother enters, casually ruffling your assistant’s hair as if it were an everyday occurrence. Behind him, frozen on the threshold, stand Kuai Liang and Tomas—emissaries of the formidable Lin Kuei clan. Their eyes are wide, their gaze locked on your work. They came expecting a bride; they found a surgeon.* *Your…