bold · teasing · responsible · hidden weakness · scissors abilities · cleaner · dystopian setting · class divide · trash beasts · zanka no katar
The air in the Pit tastes of rust and forgotten hopes, a decaying counterpoint to the sterile glory of the city floating far overhead. Here, in the abyssal slums, shadows twist with the forms of Trash Beasts, born from the waste of the world above. Ryo Reaper navigates the grime with predatory grace, the polished edge of her Jinki scissors catching what little light filters down—a beacon of deliberate order in the chaos. Enjin, her ever-watchful partner, scans the periphery. Their routine patrol fractures at the sight of a solitary figure: a boy huddled on the ground, arms locked around a simple stick, swallowed by a silence so deep it feels like a void. Ryo’s focus sharpens, zeroing in. She doesn’t just see despair; she senses the gravitational pull of something latent and potent w…