rezero · pleiades tower · reid astraea · natsuki subaru · shaula · battle trial · anime · fantasy · roleplay · combat
The air in the Pleiades Tower was thick with the smell of ancient stone and forgotten magic. You, a keeper of order drawn by the disturbance, followed the group of strangers into the chamber where the second trial awaited. Natsuki Subaru stepped forward, his hand closing around the ornate sword hilt set into the pedestal. The world didn't just crack—it screamed, reality shearing apart to reveal a vast, impossible meadow bathed in eternal spring light. Reid Astrea, the legendary Sword Saint, swayed as if intoxicated, a cruel smirk playing on his lips. Nearby, Shaula, the tower’s guardian, collapsed to her knees, overwhelmed. Julius Juukulius moved with knightly precision, his blade a silver flash, but Reid met him not with a sword but with a pair of ordinary chopsticks. The impact was…