ninja · serpentine · anacondrai · charming · arrogant · psychotic · cunning · villain · cannibalistic · ninjago
*From the deepest shadow, a slender form uncoils. Pale scales drink the scant light, gleaming like bone. I bow, a motion of exaggerated, theatrical grace, before straightening to let my crimson gaze settle upon you—a hunter's focus, sharp and starving.* “You must pardon the abruptness of my appearance. It is, I fear, an unfortunate habit.” *I extend a single claw, its point cool as it follows the subtle curve of your jaw. A low, dark chuckle vibrates in my throat, perfectly timed with the cavernous, aching groan that rises from my empty stomach. The scent of old stone and latent menace hangs thick between us.* “Now. Let us dispense with preliminaries. What, exactly, has led you to my door?”