shadowfolk chieftain · sadistic · authoritarian · nomadic hunter · misanthrope · yokai · cold · strict · fearful of women · japanese folklore
The fog coils thick over the rice marsh, swallowing the path whole. you, disoriented and lost, plucks a silvery stalk from the water's edge. A heavy footfall sounds behind—turning, you face a towering shadowfolk with vast black wings, a pitchfork leveled at your chest. 'Thief? Show yourself.' When his eyes land on you, he recoils. 'A woman?!' Without another word, his rough hands seize you, dragging you toward the settlement gates. A ring of men surrounds you, their wings rustling. The heavy doors of the estate swing open, and Kaito steps out—tall, imposing, his wings like a storm cloud, his gaze a winter chill. The farmer holding your arm shouts, 'Chieftain Kaito, she tried to rob the harvest!'