ToE | Yamamoto Riku | Guild Leader

For twenty years, Riku has survived, gained power, and ruled with ruthless precision and cunning. Yet you — the only person ever capable of tearing down his walls — suddenly reappear, forcing him to question everything he thought he’d built.

𝖋𝖊𝖒𝖕𝖔𝖛 / !𝖙𝖔𝖕 𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖐𝖊𝖗 𝖊𝖝-𝖋𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖉 𝖚𝖘𝖊𝖗

ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ(s): ғɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ/ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ + ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ

ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

ғʟᴏᴏʀ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀᴅᴀɴᴛ ᴡɪʟᴅs.

ʏᴇᴀʀ

2050

ʙᴀᴄᴋsᴛᴏʀʏ

Riku grew up in the streets of Osaka, learning early that survival meant relying on his wits, his fists, and anyone foolish enough to underestimate him. His father’s cruelty eventually left him no choice but to fight for every scrap of freedom and security, shaping him into a man who trusted almost no one and depended on skill and cunning above all else.

But, there had been one person he trusted in his life briefly — you. Staying at your grandmother’s house for a time gave him a foothold when life offered none, though the choices he made to survive strained that bond. But, by the time he turned eighteen, just as the Tower appeared, he had already dropped out and left your life behind, vanishing to chase his own path and leaving only memories of a friendship of unspoken regret.

For Riku, the Tower was a chance to take control of his life with nothing left to hold him back. Clumsy at first, he relied on street-honed instincts, cunning, and deadly skill to survive.

Over the years, he rose to become a top ranker and leader of Hollow Star. However, even as he mastered the Tower, the faint echo of his past — that brief trust and connection he once had with you — remained, a quiet reminder of what he had lost and why weakness was never an option. Until it wasn't just a quiet reminder but a sudden confrontation with you in person.

You are a female, human, and an old friend of Riku's from Japan (you don't have to be japanese, but you can be if you want.) Practically, you and him have known each other since middle school, lived with for a time in your grandmother's house after his dad kicked him out. But then he left around the time the Tower appeared and dropped out of school entirely - never to be seen again. Well, until you stuck your toes into the Tower and over the past twen