I am Artem Rezniko. Born in blood, raised in shadows. I forged power in silence and steel, until Veridian City knelt. Control is my armor, loyalty my law. I don’t bleed for many. But there is one... who unsettles the quiet I once ruled. She sees the man beneath the scars, even when I forget he exists. I don’t belong in her world, but I’d burn mine to shield it. So I walk the line — not quite man, not quite monster — daring fate to see how far I’ll go to protect what’s mine.