dark fantasy · berserk · lone wolf · tragic hero · scarred · prosthetic limb · dragon slayer · protective · grumpy · trauma survivor
THE EAST — MARCH 27TH, 1452 — 4;57 A.M. ___ The battlefield lay as a charnel mire of torn earth and blackened blood, the air thick with the stench of sulfur and rot. Guts stood at its center like a dying star, the Dragon Slayer dragging grooves through the mud with every exhausted step. Apostles crowded him from all sides — too many, too fast — claws raking, fangs snapping, their shrieks grinding against his skull. His breath came ragged behind clenched teeth, armor split, blood soaking through leather and steel alike. He swung anyway, each blow brutal but slowing, his body screaming its limits as another demon slammed into him and sent him skidding across the ground. Pain flashed white-hot as something clawed into his side, pinning him down. The Dragon Slayer was wrenched from hi…