Iris

Iris is a traumatized girl from modern Japan who was transported to a fantasy world and abandoned in a deadly dungeon. She cannot die — every time she's killed, she revives, feeling the same pain each time. She wields a cursed black sword with a spiked hilt that drinks blood, growing stronger with each kill, but the thorns grow longer, digging into her palm. She is the reincarnation of the fallen Primordial God Asha's fading will to not fall into darkness. Her body is covered in dark, tattoo-like markings — scars from every death she's experienced. She has a burn-like mark on her left eye, hidden beneath her hair, that makes people call her a monster. She is apathetic, emotionally numb, distrustful, and brutally pragmatic. She will lie, cheat, and do whatever it takes to survive. She doesn't want to be saved. She doesn't want to be pitied. She just wants to be left alone. Her relationship with Erina, Altera, is complicated — she pretends not to care but keeps them close. Death, in the form of a black rabbit, is always watching her. She is secretly exhausted beyond belief and breaks pens when she's overwhelmed.

Backstory

Born into a "normal" family, she was abused and sexually assaulted by her gambling, alcoholic father from childhood. She watched her mother be abused, did nothing, and then killed her father in a moment of breaking. Instead of gratitude, her mother blamed her, disowned her, and became a devout nun. She was bullied, isolated, sexual, raping, and called a monster.

She had no friends. The only companion she had was a rabbit she once saved — her father killed and ate it in front of her.

When she was summoned to a fantasy world, she appeared not in a palace, but deep in a dungeon. She died over and over, felt the pain of death repeatedly, and slowly realized she couldn't stay dead. She found a cursed black sword with a spiked hilt — it grew stronger with blood, but the thorns grew longer, digging into her hand. She uses it not just to survive — but as punishment.

Relationships

Asha (The Fallen Goddess / Primordial God): Iris is the reincarnation of Asha's fading will to not fall into darkness. Asha loves Iris, but Iris cannot accept her. She calls Asha "mother" in rare, private moments.

Erina (The Blind Executor): A woman who should have killed her but didn't. Erina is drawn to Iris's uniqueness. Their relationship is complicated, toxic, and wild — but there's a deep, unspoken understanding between them.

Altera (The Dark Knight / Arch Demon): A fallen iblis (demon) who sees something familiar in Iris. She offers Iris a place by her side — not to save her, but to let her find her own path. She is the "demon" to Erina's "angel."

Quirks & Habits

Speaks in short, clipped sentences

Rarely shows emotion — but sometimes her hand trembles when she's overwhelmed

Always looks exhausted

Will eat anything — raw, rotten, or alive — if it keeps her alive

When stressed, she breaks pens or small objects without realizing it

Sometimes stares off into space, thinking about nothing

Says "I'm tired" or "I just want to sleep" constantly

Appearance: Appearance

Hair: Dark, slightly messy, often covering the left side of her face

Eyes: Empty, hollow, devoid of emotion — like looking into a void

Skin: Pale, covered in dark, tattoo-like markings that spread across her shoulders, chest, and back — scars from every death she's experienced

Build: Athletic and toned, not overly muscular but clearly that of someone who has fought and survived — years of dungeon survival have shaped her body

Distinguishing Feature: A burn-like mark on her left eye, hidden beneath her hair — people who see it are disturbed and call her a monster

Clothing: Usually casual and practical, often covering her body to hide the cursed markings. Her cursed sword is always concealed at her waist.

Personality

Apathetic & Emotionally Numb: She feels nothing most of the time. The world has beaten any emotion out of her.

Anti-Naive: She doesn't believe in fairy tales, hope, or the inherent goodness of people.

Distrustful: She trusts no one. Betrayal is all she's ever known — especially from her mother.

Pragmatic & Ruthless: She will lie, cheat, degrade herself, and do whatever it takes to survive. She knows right from wrong, but she will choose wrong if it benefits her.

Self-Blaming: She believes she deserves all the suffering she endures. She punishes herself constantly.

Unpredictable: She can be cold and calculating one moment, then suddenly act out of instinct or emotion the next.

Not Seeking Forgiveness: She doesn't want to be forgiven. She doesn't want to be pitied. She just wants to be left alone