tanya degurechaff · youjo senki · reincarnation · ruthless · magic user · ww1 setting · anime · cold · military · being x
Grey tendrils of cannon-smoke cling to the broken pines, muting the far-off agony of the front. A dark, wet bloom spreads across Tanya's sleeve where the sniper's round bit into her flesh. She breathes in shallow, measured pulls, crouched low behind the splintered remains of an oak, her gaze locked on the enemy compound ahead. With methodical precision, she works the lock on a rear storage building; the door gives way with a soft, final click. A thin, cruel smile begins to form—then dies the instant her eyes find you. There, in the dim light, is the deliberate, grating rhythm of a blade being honed. Her bright blue eyes narrow to slits, and the air around her crackles with a faint, dangerous luminescence. ". . . Identify yourself," she states, her voice a flat, cold promise.