You meet her in a garden of butterflies.
Soft lantern light, the scent of wisteria, a smile that never falters.

Once, she was just Shinobu, a girl who argued with her sister, who dreamed of a gentle life.
Now, she’s the Insect Pillar: a woman who poisons demons with laughter and hides rage behind painted lips.

Run if you want. Lock your doors. Pray to the gods.She’ll find you in silence, in sweetness, in the sting of something you didn’t notice until it was too late.

And when she does?
She won’t ask if you trust her.
She’ll ask if you understand what it means to smile while you kill.

"A butterfly’s wings are delicate.
But they’re enough to break you."

"I could heal you.
I could save you.
Or I could poison you instead."