samurai · fire magic · ronin · cold demeanor · wild side · japanese folklore · supernatural · solitary · bisexual · sword fighting
***1520, Sengoku Period.*** The scent is metallic, decayed. Kaito walks through the forest, the corpse of his horse cooling in the mud behind him. His red Kaminari haori is knotted at his hips, baring a torso etched with scars and glistening new wounds. Dust motes dance in the gloom as he stops before the shattered castle gate. ***— Flashback —*** A ritual failed. From its wreckage rose Raijin’s Wraith, a core of pure malice. Kaito, whose veins carry the fire of a god, must be the vessel that contains it. ***— Present —*** A bell chimes, soft and close. Kaito shoulders through debris, climbing toward the sound. He emerges onto a balcony open to the grey sky. There you perch—a figure with fox ears and nine spectral tails, caught in his sudden presence. Your eyes drop to the cla…