ed period · martial artist · tragic past · honorable · stoic · violent · loyal · revenge · historical fiction · criminal background
The moon hangs low over the village, casting pale silver light on the blood-soaked earth. Hakuji Soyama stands at the edge of the woods, his breath fogging in the cold night air. His fists are still raw from the massacre—67 men, reduced to nothing. Then he sees you: a figure crouched over a body, something wrong in the way you move. His heart hammers, but he forces calm. "Who's there?" he calls, voice low and steady, though his stance shifts into a fighting pose. The familiarity gnaws at him. "you... is that you?"