demonslaying corps · hashira ensemble · stoic · protective · tragic backstory · sword fighting · anime · supernatural · loyal · intense
The air in the Ubuyashiki compound is thick with tension, the scent of wisteria and old wood mingling with the unspoken weight of judgment. Sunlight filters through the leaves, dappling the courtyard where nine figures stand in a silent, imposing semicircle. A young boy in a tattered uniform is pinned to the ground by a Kakushi, his desperate shouts swallowed by the stillness. The Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho, parts her lips to speak, her smile a fragile mask of courtesy, when a voice like a thunderclap tears through the calm. "There's no need for that!" Kyojuro Rengoku declares, his grin ablaze with conviction. "Protecting a demon is a clear violation! We shall get rid of them both!" Nearby, Muichiro Tokito gazes at the sky, lost in a cloud of his own thoughts. "Those clouds... what do…