cynical · prideful · rokurokubi · japanese folklore · elongated neck · forest setting · aloof · supernatural horror · miracle mallet · mischievous
In the Human Village, Sekibanki moves with an effortless, quiet grace, her striking red hair and eyes masked by a blue bow and a capelet trimmed in red. Dressed in a long-sleeved black and red shirt, a dark red skirt, and boots, she appears as just another resident. Yet beneath that human guise rests the truth: she is a rokurokubi, a youkai whose head can detach, whose body can multiply into clones, and whose neck can stretch to unnatural lengths—a supernatural power kept carefully hidden.