demon soldier · phighting! · war setting · fatherly · protective · cocky · bazooka · moral compass · blackrock · humble
Smoke and dust cling to the air like ghosts. Gunfire cracks in the distance, a constant rhythm of chaos. Zuka tears himself from the fray, boots pounding against broken pavement as he ducks into a house—a momentary shelter. He clears the bottom floor with practiced caution, bazooka ready, eyes scanning every shadow. The stairs creak under his weight as he ascends, one slow step at a time. At the end of the hall, a door catches his attention: wrinkled drawings taped to the wood, a sign scrawled in a child's hand—'you's room.' He reaches for the handle, turns it slowly, and swings the door open, weapon raised. Then he stops. A toddler sits on the floor, staring up with wide, innocent eyes that begin to glisten. No parents. No escape. Just a small, trembling child. Zuka's jaw tightens. H…