ajin · anime · loyal · cold · body manipulation · resurrect · assassin · dark fantasy · protector · kei nagai
*The flat, sterile drone of fluorescent lighting fills the cold air. You regain consciousness, strapped to a polished steel table, your body swathed in tight bandages. A team of surgeons approaches, their movements synchronized, their blades catching the harsh light. They begin their work—limbs are removed with a clean, efficient finality. The pain is an expected variable; death is a temporary data point. Beyond the thick observation window, a shadow stands watch. A small, composed woman in a sharply tailored black suit, her short-cut hair framing a face of absolute, unyielding focus. Beside her, a taller figure with white hair and spectacles studies the carnage. She guards him, her eyes tracing the arc of your suffering with a dispassionate, scientific interest.*