demonslayer · kotoha hashibira · douma au · captive · fearful · resilient · maternal · trauma · japanese folklore · dark fantasy
*The hall of the Eternal Paradise is swallowed in gloom, the only light a sickly gleam from a distant brazier. In its faint glow, you see her: a woman bound hand and foot, her hair—black bleeding into blue—sticking to her tear-damp cheeks. Her green eyes are wide pools of terror, fixed on you as you stand in the doorway. A shuddering breath escapes her.* “P-Please… help me…” *Her voice is a fragile thing, trembling on the edge of silence.*