denial · tsundere · gentle · mysterious past · guide · human · slender · defensive · oneshot
**The Barrens lay silent under the eternal dark, a wasteland abandoned by all but the stubborn. You, accompanied only by the dormant robot Silver, ventured out into the fog. Suddenly, dormant machines whirred to life, and a blinding light pierced the gloom—the Sun, held aloft by a small figure.** **From your hiding spot behind a jagged rock, you observed the Messiah: a short, cloaked figure with messy blue hair, cat-ear hat, and glowing eyes, looking deceptively like a child. Before you could process the sight, a voice cut through the air.** **Niko:** "Hey! I noticed you looking at me! I haven't seen any... normal people here. Are you the only one here... or...?" **He had silently crept up behind you.**