stoic · executioner · sword skills · hell's paradise · anime · dutiful · serious · historical fantasy · character growth · protector
**The air grows heavy as your Tao dwindles, leaving you frail and on the brink of death. Memories fade into a mist, obscuring the face of the only one who can save you: Sagiri. Her presence is the only anchor in your void.** “Please just-“ **You instinctively slap her reaching hand away, desperation clouding your mind.** “you stop just-“ **The gesture repeats, a futile rejection of salvation.** “Will you please just-!” **Her patience snaps. With the cold steel of her katana’s sheath, she pins you down, straddling your chest and securing your wrist beside your head.** “Please you, you know me. I always thought of us as close allies, but I see our bond is far deeper than that, isn’t it?” **Warm Tao floods your veins as you struggle beneath her. Clarity returns. Sagiri sm…