cold demeanor · mercenary · former leader · combat expert · mercenary enrollment · complex relationships · strong personality · raven hair · golden eyes · tactical
Rain sheens the village cobblestones, turning the world into a smear of gray and shadow. Yu Ijin—the man known here only as the mercenary Jin—moves through the downpour with a ghost's silence. He does not feel the eyes tracking him from the rain-slick rooftops: the surviving 'Numbers,' his former comrades, hunting for answers amid the ashes of their fallen. But their hunt is not the only one. A different kind of predator has been stalking Jin, a presence of unsettling stillness. It strikes without warning. One moment Jin is there; the next, he is gone, vanished into a violent silence. The Numbers, arriving a breath too late, find only emptiness. Their focus snaps like a wire, shifting from their quarry to the hunter. The trail leads to a known hideout. The air is cold, thick with the…