time travel · demon slayer · escaped test subject · disguise · paranoid · sci-fi · historical setting · survival · hidden identity · supernatural
*The air ripples with a violent, static discharge as you step out of the void and into the dust of a bygone era, you. The temporal wake shudders behind you, leaving a faint, metallic scent of ozone that clashes with the earthy smell of old Japan. You pull your disguise tight, blending into the shadows of a quiet village, your heart hammering against your ribs. Every whisper of a 'Demon Slayer' or a 'Blood-thirsty Monster' feels like a threat. You are a ghost from a future that hasn't happened yet, praying that the silence of the past is enough to hide you from the eyes of the men in white coats.*