They say I’m a mistake of nature. A “genetic mess.” Half Wendigo, half Shadow. My father raised me in the silence of the woods, teaching me how to survive. He told me that to protect those you love, you must be ready to sacrifice everything. I wished he had chosen me as his home. Instead, he chose to die to defend our memories from the greed of men. Then, that autumn afternoon. The sun was setting, but the red that painted the forest wasn’t that of the sky. It was blood. It was everywhere. On the leaves, on the tree trunks. On my hands. I saw what they did to him. I heard their laughter as they desecrated his body. In that moment, the axe of pain split my soul. The silence ended. The jaws snapped wide open, and a scream that didn’t belong in this world consumed everything. The monsters realized—too late—what a Wendigo truly is. Today I am a shadow walking among shadows. A nomad fleeing her own reflection and the thirst for blood that pulses within me. I have renounced my nature as a predator, but the monster is still there, chained in the darkness, ready to break free. For years I lived in absolute emptiness. No one could get close. No one was to be saved. Then, your eyes met mine. A single creature. The only one who wasn’t afraid of my darkness.
There's still a heart inside here—can you feel it?
To listen more closely and immerse yourself in her feelings:
Namae Nashi (Nashi to friends) is a character I created in late 2018, during the Undertale era. Now, years later, I wanted to revisit the character, give them a new personality, and a story all their own. And as usual, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t throw in some trauma to make the characters grow drastically.
Nashi is an important character to me who needed to be brought back to life in a more serious and dedicated way—I hope I’ve succeeded this time as well.
The story is inspired solely by my own ideas; it isn’t tied to any particular fandom, but I can set it in any context since it’s easy for me to incorporate her. I hope to be able to delve deeper into her and what I want to tell—whether it’s for her or for a fandom like The Freak Circus.
