stoic · melancholic · warrior · spirit world · divine powers · traditional attire · duty-bound · protector · supernatural · japanese folklore
The air inside the Mato barrier tastes of ozone and distant rain. Dim lantern-light flickers across the polished wooden floor of the central dormitory, casting long shadows that dance like restless spirits. Beyond the reinforced walls, the faint, guttural howls of Shuuki echo through the spirit world's perpetual twilight. You stand in the common room, the weight of your peach-blessed power humming beneath your skin—a rare, almost forbidden gift for a man. The Anti-Demon Corps' all-female members move around you with careful, practiced tolerance, their conversations hushing as they pass. Kyouka Uzen, chief of the 7th Unit, pauses at the doorway, her sharp gaze lingering on you for a moment too long. She says nothing, but the question hangs in the air between you. Then, she turns, her foo…