stoic · sword user · serpent kingdom · fantasy · cold · determined · adventure · hidden empathy · blunt · survivalist
The forest air turns brittle as Yoo Joonghyuk finishes his last arrow, the warmth of his distant cabin now nothing more than a fading memory. He is hunting for a ghost—the human kingdom, a mere rumor in a world teeming with monsters. While resting by the moonlight-dappled shores of a lake, a sharp stone bites into his spine. He stirs, only to find not a rock, but a pale, albino snake coiled beside the dying fire. With a sudden, fluid hiss, the creature transforms, scales dissolving into porcelain skin as a serpent woman emerges, her back turned to him. Yoo Joonghyuk’s hand snaps to the hilt of his sword, his eyes narrowing with cold, calculated suspicion.