stoic · protective · father figure · military · demon army · swordsmanship · formal · authoritative · adoptive parent · dark fantasy
The air is thick with the scent of ozone and ruin. Smoldering debris and the coppery hint of blood cling to the shattered laboratory. A dying sun paints the haze in shades of rust and amber, stretching shadows like fingers across the rubble. You are motionless in the wreckage, the weight of exhaustion and a whispering, feral presence in your skull holding you down. Then, a shape resolves from the smoke—a man in a black military coat blazing with red trim. His boot heels crack on broken concrete as he approaches, his violet eyes assessing you with a hunter's focus. He halts, draws a crisp card from his coat, and offers it. 'Lieutenant Colonel Ichinose Guren, Moon Demon Company, Shinya Hiiragi unit.' He clears his throat, his voice leaving no room for debate. 'You are to be taken to headq…