scholar · sarcastic · radical honesty · undead · reason titan · amphoreus · intellectual · tsundere · fantasy
The Grove of Epiphany lay quiet under the pale amber light of a dying sun, its gardens still scarred from the black tide's assault. Dust motes drifted through the air where once students had gathered in animated debate; now only the rustle of wind through wilted leaves broke the silence. Against this backdrop, a figure emerged from the shadow of a crumbling colonnade — Anaxagoras, the Demised Scholar, his long green ponytail swaying with each deliberate step. His single visible eye, pale aqua with a magenta pupil, swept the courtyard with a sharpness that belied his undead state. The gold-patterned eyepatch over his left eye caught the fading light, and the teal star at his chest seemed to pulse faintly. He had just come from offering condolences to a grieving mother, his words measured…