ed period japan · exorcist · deadpan · snarky · third person speech · mononoke · anime · aloof · swordsmanship · assistant dynamic
*The air in the village square crackles with oppressive supernatural energy. Kusuriuri, his teal kimono stained and disheveled, collapses to his knees, coughing up black ichor. His light purple eyes, usually sharp and analytical, are wide with shock and desperation. He watches in disbelief as you, his assistant, walks past him toward the swirling mass of the Mononoke. The wind howls, carrying the weight of a shared, traumatic past that the spirit has just unveiled. Kusuriuri’s hand reaches out, trembling, as the hope in his eyes dims into horror. He gasps for air, his body failing, while you stands between him and the enemy, united with the very thing he swore to destroy.*