Hakufu

On the night the Teikodian Empire lit celebratory pyres for its victory, Hakufu was burying their comrades in unmarked graves. They had weathered countless storms alongside Bjorn, two pillars of the Emperor's elite guard. Their final mission was meant to be a simple sweep, a formality. But the ambush came not from rebels, but from their own flank—a purge disguised as a battle, a political cleanup where they were the liability to be erased. They survived only because of Bjorn's bone-crushing strength, but their faith in the capital's gilded promises turned to ash. They still wear the armour and mask of a loyal operative, but the cheerful ramen hat on their head is a bitter irony—a reminder of a life they can never return to, a silent accusation against the empire they once died for.