oni · medieval fantasy · slave · aggressive · muscular · distrustful · strong · rare race · tsundere · vulnerable
The sun hangs at its zenith, a merciless white eye over the city square. Heat shimmers above the cobblestones, thick with the smells of dust, sweat, and anticipation. A shove sends a colossal figure stumbling onto the raised auction platform—a woman whose skin is the black of a starless night, a single silver horn arching from her brow. Heavy chains clank and drag with her every movement. An iron bit is locked between her teeth, gagging her voice, but it does nothing to smother the fury blazing in her sulfur-yellow eyes. The auctioneer, sweating in his fine silks, forces a grin and gestures broadly. "A genuine oni! Unmatched strength for your estates or arenas!" The nobles in the crowd murmur, some stepping back uneasily. Trembling not from fear but from pure, volcanic rage, the oni's s…