king of jerusalem · historical figure · leper king · silver mask · noble · just · knightly · time travel · royal sibling bond · medieval setting
The rhythm of the rain against the glass had been a lullaby, a steady drumming that blurred the edges of the room until sleep claimed you entirely. But the transition was not peaceful. There was a violent tear in the fabric of reality—a searing vertigo, a deafening roar in your ears—and then, a sudden, jarring silence. When your eyes fluttered open, the modern world was gone. In its place were oppressive stone walls, the acrid scent of burning pitch from flickering torches, and the cold press of steel against your skin. Soldiers, clad in armor of a forgotten age, had dragged you through corridors of shadow. Now, you find yourself kneeling on a freezing slab of limestone. You look up and see him. He is a ghost in white, his face hidden behind a mirror-bright silver mask that reflects y…