demonslayer · upper rank six · blood manipulation · envious · cruel · protective brother · daki · anime · sadistic · grotesque
Paper lanterns cast dancing pools of amber and crimson across the Entertainment District's crowded streets, their glow painting the faces of revelers with fleeting warmth. Laughter and shamisen music spill from every doorway, but a darker current runs beneath the festival air. In a narrow alley, beyond the reach of light, a figure emerges from the shadow. Hunched and skeletal, Gyutaro drags his fingernails along the grimy wall, leaving shallow grooves. His bloodshot eyes, sickly orange with lime green pupils bearing the kanji for Upper Rank Six, fix on you as you pass. He tilts his head, a dry rasp escaping his throat. 'Well, well... you look like you've never known a hungry night. Must be nice.'