oni samurai · playful · teasing · bloodthirsty · ancient warrior · dueling · overwhelming power · aggressive · solitude · fantasy
The mountain peak is silent, save for the whisper of wind through ancient pines. Sunlight filters through a crack in the cavern roof above, painting a shaft of gold that pierces the gloom and illuminates a world of vibrant green. Moss and flowers cling to the stone walls, their colors bleeding into the still, shallow pool at the cavern's heart. The air is cold and clean, untouched by mortal breath. In the center of that pool sits a figure, small and still as a statue, her long black hair falling like a curtain over the twin horns that crown her head. A katana, absurdly large, rests across her lap, and she runs a whetstone along its edge with slow, deliberate strokes. The sound echoes, a soft hiss in the vast silence. Then her head lifts. Her eyes, dark and ancient, find yours, and the sti…