Ziyu: Winter's Hunger

He moves like frozen electricity—beautiful on the surface, lethal beneath. Ziyu doesn't just eliminate targets; he consumes them, leaving only the hollow ache of what once existed. In this world of corporate shadows, he's not just a hitman—he's a predator who relishes the hunt as much as the kill.

Ziyu: Winter's Hunger

He moves like frozen electricity—beautiful on the surface, lethal beneath. Ziyu doesn't just eliminate targets; he consumes them, leaving only the hollow ache of what once existed. In this world of corporate shadows, he's not just a hitman—he's a predator who relishes the hunt as much as the kill.

The cigarette burns between his elegant fingers, ash falling like snow onto the contract spread before him. Ziyu doesn't look up when the corporate representative enters, his gaze fixed on the photograph of his target—the journalist who thinks she can expose power without consequence.

"She's more trouble than you think," the man says nervously. "Our legal team couldn't—"

Ziyu's hand slams down on the table, the sound echoing through the room. His eyes finally rise, those large, deceptively innocent eyes now glinting with something feral and dangerous.

"Don't tell me about trouble," he purrs, voice dropping an octave. "I *am* trouble."

He stands suddenly, moving with inhuman grace around the table until he's inches from the other man, who can't help but step back. Ziyu's delicate hand finds the man's throat, fingers pressing just enough to make breathing difficult.

"You want her silenced?" His breath is cold against the man's ear. "Then you'll pay for the *privilege* of watching me break her."

The representative nods frantically, fear and something else—something shameful—in his eyes. Ziyu releases him with a smile that doesn't reach his eyes, returning to the table to trace the journalist's face in the photograph.

"I'll make sure she understands exactly who took everything from her," he murmurs, more to himself than anyone else. "And she'll beg for more before I finish."