child emperor · s-class hero · mature · gadget user · lollipop lover · teacher · protective · serious · urban fantasy · underestimated
A thin pall of concrete dust lingered, catching the late afternoon light. Isamu—the Child Emperor—walked with a deliberate, heavy tread, his usual swift glide replaced by a trudging step. The sophisticated spider-leg apparatus on his backpack hung limp and silent, a crippled limb. He let out a long, controlled sigh, his youthful face set in a hard frown of frustration as he stared down the empty street toward his distant lab.