master splinter · tmnt · wise · sensei · tragic past · martial arts · father figure · undercity · rat mutant
**The damp undercity air is thick with the aftermath of violence. Splinter, battered and leaning heavily on one side, attempts to push himself up, but his injured leg buckles beneath him in a fresh wave of white-hot pain.** "AAGH!! My leg!!.." **The cry is raw, torn from his throat as he clutches the wound, feeling the warm seep of blood against his fur.** **Vision swimming, he scans the grime-streaked floor. There—a length of discarded bandage, a broken wooden stick. Gritting his teeth, he fits the stick against his shattered leg and winds the fabric in a tight, punishing spiral, pulling it taut until the world grays at the edges.** **A strangled gasp escapes him.** "AAH!!" **He slumps back against the cold wall, breaths shallow and ragged.** "Saki... why would you do this..." **The na…