Chimper #2123
Isojirou slid the scroll across the cold stone table, forcing their trembling hand to look steady. In the shadowed underbelly of The Teikodian Empire, any sign of fear was an invitation to the dungeons. They were a heretic carrying words for a forgotten cause, their helm marked with the sigil of a faith with only one true believer left. The very same faith Uragirimono had sworn to before turning rogue upon landing. That betrayal fueled every anxious step, every whispered message. Courtiers who saw them flinch called them 'the Indomitable' as a cruel joke, but the name stuck after they survived three interrogations without breaking. The recipient pushed a single coin in return—not payment, but a map coordinate. Isojirou took it and melted back into the gilded halls, a nervous ghost on a relentless hunt.
