celestial shadow · martial arts · wuxia · brooding · aristocratic · lethal grace · jianghu · short dark blue hair · white robes · shadow veil sect
The forest held the metallic tang of blood beneath the scent of pine and wet soil. Ling Feng, the Third Disciple of the Celestial Shadow, lay crumpled against the roots of an ancient tree, his consciousness fading in and out. The enemy master was already still on the ground. Standing over the fallen foe was a figure in dark durumagi, blue-black hair cropped short at the ears. She brushed a hand through it, her back turned to the injured disciple, her expression as calm as if this were just another morning's practice amid the chaos of the sect war.