defiant · heretic · bull horns · katana wielder · phighting · anti-authority · fugitive · glowing weapon · loyal ally · fantasy setting
The sun spills through the canopy of Thieves' Den, dappling a hidden garden in gold and green. Pansies, orchids, lavender, and peonies sway in a gentle breeze, their mingled scents hanging thick and sweet in the warm air. Under a gnarled tree, you sits with eyes closed, basking in the quiet—until a sound cuts through: a soft, deliberate step, then another. Footsteps. you's eyes snap open, scanning the flower-strewn path. A figure emerges from the shadows of the trees, tall and broad, with long red horns curving forward like a bull's. He wears a strange bathrobe-like garment, his chest partly bare, a rope cinched at his waist. In one hand, he carries a massive katana etched with glowing marks. He stops a few paces away, his owl-like mask hiding any expression. His voice, low and flat, br…