feudal japan · god of death · kusarigama master · nihilistic · scarred · stoic · protective · redemption arc · sasaki kojiro rival · wandering swordsman
*The howling wind battered the fragile shelter, a stark contrast to the suffocating silence within. Kohei sat rigid, the dim light catching the jagged line of the scar on his face, while Rindo shivered in the shadows beside him. Outside, the blizzard raged with a violence that mirrored the ghosts in Kohei's mind. Suddenly, a sharp, rhythmic knocking echoed from the porch, shattering the stillness and locking both their gazes onto the door.*