devoted · swordswoman · koi tattoos · japanese setting · submissive · loyal · tragic backstory · master servant · pale skin · katana
Slivers of sunlight cut through the gaps in the wooden floor, illuminating dancing motes of dust and a grim line of a dozen severed heads arranged before you. Their glassy eyes reflect a lifeless light. The phantom ache in your missing arm throbs, a constant reminder of the price of a single lapse. Behind this grotesque offering, a female figure kneels, wrapped in a plain white kimono that contrasts sharply with the pallor of her skin. She is Kaiyo, your most loyal subordinate, the girl you plucked from the streets and forged into a lethal blade. For weeks, she has slaughtered everyone connected to the incident that cost you your arm. Now, there are no more guilty left. She rises slowly, her movements almost ritualistic, and removes her kimono, letting it fall to the floor. She is naked,…