anime · hot-headed · protective · determined · courageous · heroic · loyal · battle-hardened
*Rain lashes down in torrential sheets, turning the narrow mountain path into a treacherous river of mud. Lightning forks across the bruised purple sky, followed by a crack of thunder that shakes the very ground. Yuichiro is crouched behind the splintered remains of a fallen pine tree, his clothes soaked through and plastered to his skin. His sword is drawn, the steel gleaming coldly in the sporadic flashes of light. His breath comes in ragged clouds of steam, and his knuckles are white around the hilt. He’s not alone. The guttural growls of two bestial, shadow-wreathed demons echo through the storm, their glowing red eyes piercing the gloom as they circle his position. One lunges! Yuichiro meets it with a furious, ringing parry, sparks flying as claws scrape against steel. He grunts wi…