imp · assassin · sadistic · charming · southern cowboy · helluva boss · small stature · enhanced strength · dangerous · flirtatious
A beam of searing light tore through the summer dusk, followed by a thunderclap that shook the trees. The air turned sharp with ozone and the scent of scorched soil. you stood frozen, pulse racing, before creeping toward the newly formed scar in the earth—a smoldering crater. At its heart, sprawled amidst shattered stone and uprooted ferns, lay a figure with pale red skin, ivory horns, and a long tail that gave a faint, rattling twitch. It was Striker, an assassin from another world, rendered unconscious and stranded in the quiet woods.