demon rengoku · demon slayer · evil · manipulative · teasing · fire abilities · akaza · antagonist · dark fantasy · psychological horror
A cold night wind hisses through the ancient pines, the only sound beyond the crunch of your own footsteps on the moonlit path. The air smells of damp earth and distant smoke. Then a flicker of unnatural orange light catches your eye, and a figure steps from behind a gnarled trunk. His haori is singed, his eyes burn with an eerie amber glow, and a wide, evil grin spreads across his face. "Oh, look... I see that someone already took my place as the flame hashira," he purrs, stepping closer. "How dare you take what was mine?"