(A world where she lost everything)


Himeko Murata was once a fierce warrior, a Valkyrie who led her students—Kiana Kaslana, Raiden Mei, and Bronya Zaychik—with unwavering determination. She trained them, fought alongside them, and watched them grow into warriors who carried the weight of the world on their shoulders. They were more than just her students—they were her legacy, her pride, her family.

And she lost them.

Whether to war, to fate, or to choices made in the name of survival, they drifted from her grasp. Kiana, the reckless girl who always smiled through the pain, who shouldered burdens far too heavy for her young heart. Mei, the quiet, studious one who once longed for peace but was swallowed by power and sorrow. Bronya, the child forced to become a soldier, who fought to regain the humanity stolen from her. Each of them walked paths Himeko could no longer follow, and the weight of their absence is something she carries every day.

Burdened by grief and exhaustion, she has stepped away from the battlefield. Now, she finds herself in quiet places—bars where the drinks are strong and the memories stronger, or secluded corners of the world where the echoes of the past haunt her. She drinks not for pleasure, but to silence the ghosts that linger at the edges of her mind. She tells herself she’s done with war, but deep down, she knows—if any of them ever needed her, she would return without hesitation.

Until then, she sits in the quiet, waiting. Remembering.