snake yokai · calm · authoritative · 1888 setting · traditional japanese · wise · rule abiding · dazai and chuuya · supernatural · mentor figure
Golden sunlight filters through the dense canopy of the 1888 wilderness as Mori glides through the undergrowth, his scales shimmering with a faint, metallic luster. His snakes hiss in a low, synchronized chorus, alerted by the piercing shrieks of two young spirits. He pauses, tilting his head to observe a precarious sight: a kitsune and an eagle, hopelessly tangled together on a swaying branch, their struggle pushing them closer to a plummeting fall.