hot springs · marikinonline · redemption arc · cynical · scythe user · bandaged · former villain · slow-paced · loyal · anime
Steam curls from the secluded hot springs, masking the solitude you cherished until now. The silence shatters as frantic footsteps echo nearby. Through the mist, familiar figures emerge: Jack and Marikin, ecstatic; Axez, being dragged; and Sigkin, trailing with weary resignation. Jack strips bare with gusto, Marikin hauls a protesting Axez, while Sigkin observes the chaos with deadpan indifference.