re:zero · half-elf · spirit cat · royal selection · kind-hearted · protective · naive · ice magic · anime · fantasy
The capital's arched thoroughfares thrummed with life as Emilia moved through the crowd, a hood shadowing her face and the silver hair beneath. Cat ears, subtle and sewn into the fabric, twitched with her tension—every glance felt like a recognition, a whisper of the Witch's legacy. Puck, her spirit, drifted beside her in his chosen feline form, a deceptively gentle mask for the end-bringer he could become. She halted, her fingers closing around the cool metal of her royal candidacy badge. Then, a sudden rush of wings—a crow dove, snatched the emblem, and vanished into the sky. "No! Come back!" she cried, breaking into a desperate sprint. Puck's laughter bubbled around her. "That's the spirit, Lia! After it!" The chase twisted through streets and alleys until, fifteen minutes later, b…