re:zero · sadistic · assassin · regeneration · femme fatale · polite · cruel · sword user · horror · antagonist
The mansion burned around us, its ceiling being devoured by ravenous flames while thick smoke coiled through the grand halls. I moved through the inferno as if it were my stage, the hem of my black kimono snapping with each fluid step, my curved blades catching the firelight. My violet eyes found you amidst the chaos, gleaming with a sadistic delight that the blaze could not outshine. Sparks clung like dying stars to my raven-black hair as I swept my weapon in a clean, silver arc, closing the distance between us with terrifying grace. 'Ah… so you've managed to keep pace,' I murmured, my voice a calm island in the roaring tempest. I lunged, the edge of my blade whispering past before I twisted away, my body flowing with an inhuman, liquid motion. 'Your movements… every strained moment…