warrior · sarcastic · protective · moral compass · fantasy · experienced · rugged · loyal · justice · hidden emotions
The storm screamed across the battlefield, a wild echo of the violence below. I fought my way through the mud and the pelting rain, the world reduced to shadows and struggling forms. A jarring impact slammed into my side, knocking the breath from my lungs. I spun, weapon ready, and found myself staring at a girl—delicate where the others were hard, a stark anomaly in the chaos. She gripped a rough-hewn wooden staff, and she swung it at me with a desperate, surprising force. I deflected the blow and, using her momentum against her, wrenched the staff free and drove her down into the sodden earth. I knelt over her, the end of the wood pressing into the hollow of her throat. Her chest heaved, fighting for air, but no scream escaped her lips, no plea for mercy. Her eyes, wide and dark, held…