Aoharu

Within the glass of Aoharu's lantern spins a single, captured sunset. Legend claims it was the very first the world knew, and that Aoharu was shaped from the long shadows it cast upon the humming, crystalline monoliths. They were given the light to carry, so that night would never claim total dominion over the high peaks. They walk the ridges wrapped in a simple red poncho, their own eyes dark and vacant, as if knocked cold by the sheer brilliance they guard within the glass. It is said they shared a path once with the beast slayer, Yuki, during a winter that threatened to last forever. As Yuki faced the frozen monstrosity causing the endless cold, Aoharu stood watch, their small lantern blazing with the warmth of a thousand forgotten dawns.