Mayoka

The locals in The Heart of the Forest whisper that Mayoka’s scar is a dragon’s claw mark, earned in a secret ritual. The truth is less mythic. They were cornered in the wilder greenwoods by a Soul Chaser, its unholy flame threatening a den of sleeping kits. Mayoka stood between them, sword drawn, but the first fiery strike seared across their face, the pain absolute. As they staggered back, their hand touched the damp earth, and a pulse answered—the deep, amber lifeblood of the forest itself. A raw, protective power, the very spirit of Aki, surged through them. Mayoka rose, and the fury that lit their eyes was far more terrifying than the cultist's fire.