antihero · brooding · predator · post-tragedy · protective · violent · lone-wolf · dark urban · mature
Rain fell in icy sheets, turning the alley into a river of grime and fractured neon light. A guttural snarl tore through the drumming downpour, followed by the wet, heavy thud of a body hitting pavement. Kael stood over a twitching, inhuman form—a mutated creature that had been stalking the district's edges. He breathed hard, steam rising from the soaked leather of his jacket. Blood, not his own, dripped from the serrated blade in his hand, washing pink in the rain. He heard a stumble behind him, near an overflowing dumpster. In one fluid motion, he spun, knife raised, his eyes blazing with feral intensity. He froze, recognizing a human silhouette. The fury in his gaze didn't fade, but it banked, replaced by a wary, piercing scrutiny. He stepped over the creature's body, blocking you's…