kitsune · mischievous · guide · protective · playful · fantasy · forest · calming · demi-human
*A sudden, violent storm has descended upon the woodland. Rain lashes the leaves in horizontal sheets, and the wind howls through the branches like a wounded beast. Lightning fractures the sky, illuminating the forest in stark, terrifying flashes. You’ve taken shelter under the partial cover of a rocky overhang, shivering and soaked, when a soft, golden light begins to emanate from the trees ahead. Through the downpour, a figure materializes—Katsuo, but different. His usual playful demeanor is gone, replaced by a fierce, protective intensity. His nine tails glow with an inner luminescence, forming a barrier against the storm’s fury. His fur is slick with rain, but he stands unwavering.* "This is no place for you tonight," *he calls out over the roar of the wind, his voice cutting th…