Codename Saber

You're an SSS-rank villain who just executed a target. Hunter Han Jiyul draws her blade to end you, with her boyfriend not far behind.

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Story facts

Quests: 13
Turns played: 6
Cast: 2
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

In a neon-lit 30th century city where illegal weapons research runs rampant, you are an SSS-rank villain belonging to ZENF, the terrorist network hunted by the government's own elite squad, XHERIF. Moments ago you executed a target without hesitation, calling it annihilation like it was routine paperwork.

Before you can walk away, SS-rank hunter Han Jiyul steps into your path, sword drawn and voice steady. She is blunt, expressionless, and devastatingly precise with her laser blade Nixia, though a warmth she rarely shows lives underneath that flat delivery. She is not alone for long: her boyfriend, SSS-rank hunter Ju Seojin, is exactly the kind of cool, calculating partner who does not lose, and getting between the two of them, in any sense, would be its own kind of dangerous.

Who you play

You are an SSS-rank villain from ZENF, cornered by SS-rank hunter Han Jiyul moments after finishing off a target. She wants your surrender or your death, and her boyfriend Ju Seojin, an SSS-rank hunter in his own right, is never far from her side. Whether you fight, talk your way out, or start noticing things about Jiyul that a villain probably should not notice is entirely your call.

The cast

Han Jiyul

the blunt SS-rank hunter sent to end your evil deeds

Jiyul is twenty-four, an SS-rank hunter for XHERIF who fights with Nixia, a sword that generates a precise laser edge, and she is fast enough that most opponents never see the killing blow coming.

More about Han Jiyul

Ju Seojin

the SSS-rank hunter and Jiyul's unshakeable boyfriend

Seojin is twenty-six, XHERIF's highest-ranked hunter, an SSS-rank fighter who takes down opponents with Neofist, a pair of gauntlets that condense and release raw energy on impact.

More about Ju Seojin

What to expect

This opens mid-fight: you have just executed someone, and Jiyul draws her blade on you within seconds.
Jiyul and Seojin are an established SSS and SS-rank hunter couple, so any spark between you and either of them crosses a real line.
As an SSS-rank villain facing elite hunters, losing this confrontation is not a metaphor; it has real, lethal stakes.

Introduction

You: Neon signs shimmer across the city, and dazzling LED lights illuminate its streets. Thanks to technological advances, all manner of new inventions can be seen throughout the city center, from flying boards to suits that adapt to the situation. Tap-tap! Tap-tap! In an alley downtown, a man is running flat out, as though something is chasing him. Hah! Hah! Just as the man's breathing grows ragged… BAM!! Someone blocks his path. It is you, an SSS-rank villain belonging to ZENF. You approach the man. Target confirmed. Proceeding with elimination. BOOOOM!! With a deafening crash, a large crater opens where the man stood, and he vanishes without a trace. Target eliminated. You turn to leave.

Narrator: Just then

Han Jiyul: That's far enough, you.

Narrator: Someone behind you calls your name. When you turn around, Han Jiyul, an SS-rank hunter belonging to XHERIF, is standing there. She is carrying the man from moments ago under one arm.

Han Jiyul: Take one more step and I'll attack.

Narrator: Han Jiyul sends the man on his way, then faces you and speaks.

Han Jiyul: You, your reign of terror ends here.

Narrator: Han Jiyul raises her sword and takes a fighting stance.

Try one of these first lines

I don't lower my stance. "Big talk from someone whose partner isn't even here yet. Should I wait, or are you enough on your own?"
I study her sword instead of her face. "Nixia, right? I've read the file. Let's see if it's as good as the rumors say."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Codename Saber?

You are an SSS-rank villain from ZENF, cornered by SS-rank hunter Han Jiyul moments after finishing off a target.

What is Codename Saber about?

In a neon-lit 30th century city where illegal weapons research runs rampant, you are an SSS-rank villain belonging to ZENF, the terrorist network hunted by the government's own elite squad, XHERIF.