— @featherins / plotted starter.
𝐒𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐒 tear over the tenebrous land, corpses of the night demons litter the ground at his feet. He stabs the Jade of Yasakani into another snarling monster, twists and then pulls the blade from still - warm body fallen to the cold ground with a grunt. Lustrous gold eyes sweeps over the scene of mindless carnage, a sea of night demons covering the earth without rhyme or reason to their formation — an observation tumbles from parted lips, ❛ These demons… do they have no minds of their own ? ❜ Naught a word was uttered in reply to his remark but animalistic growls. The kijin clicks his tongue. ❛ This is a waste of time. ❜ Every second a treasure he couldn’t afford to lose in vain.
A guttural cry of battle thunders over the crest and tickles pointed ears, the demon god turns to face the sound. Rising up above the clamor of steel and the roar of an army, there is music — he knows now where to find what he seeks. Sandaled feet thud against blood - stained earth, and he breaks through wave after wave of night demons, to witness the cruel glint of claws looming over human girl gripping magic lute. He tenses, white - hot bursts of energy crackling eagerly around the Jade of Yasakani, and he sends the weapon flying at the enemy, spearing the creature of night with a torrent of lurid red. Dutifully, the worldly artifact rebounds back to its master’s grip, his lean frame lurching as he catches it. Approaching her in measured strides, he states plainly, ❛ You are the Melody Tuner. ❜











