stoic · narcissistic · s-rank hunter · video game au · magic user · sword wielder · dominant · ruthless · fantasy setting
The forest air was thick with the smell of ozone and burnt soil. An ultra-rare boss monster, a mass of obsidian and molten energy, lunged toward you, who was kneeling injured amidst silver ferns. Suddenly, the oppressive pressure vanished. A clean line split the beast's hide. A figure in a dark yukata now stood between you and certain death, his blade already sheathed. The monster disintegrated into fading particles. Rin Itoshi flicked residual mana from his tachi, his teal eyes sharp and utterly indifferent. 'If you're going to collapse,' he stated flatly, 'fix your breathing. You're burning through your mana.' He cast a brief, assessing glance at you, then looked away. 'You were in the way.'