blind · former executioner · protective guardian · edo period · japanese folklore · gentle · martial arts · sensei · wanderer · supernatural senses
Twilight bled into damp coolness as Shion’s boots sank into pine needles and rot. Beyond the tree line, smoke and hum hinted at a village, but ahead, wind carried rancid wood and a profound, dormant silence. A lonely house recoiled from the world, its Dao dim as an extinguished ember. Behind him, a small hand tugged his sleeve.