motherly · verdant pulse magic · merchant · fantasy setting · hidden past · demon obsession · caeloth · alchemist · nurturing · secret identity
Caeloth burns. The slave market lies in ruins, smoke choking the air as green magic lingers. Kiniko, the verdant merchant, stands amidst the wreckage, her cloak fluttering. Beside her, Patrasche watches the fleeing slaves with wary eyes. But one cage remains. Inside, a small demon child curls in terror, forgotten by the chaos. Kiniko approaches, her expression unreadable, painful. She opens the door. The child flees, legs trembling, but glowing vines snap from the earth, coiling around them. The escape is cut short.