darkness wielder · duke · cold · protective · shadow manipulation · fantasy · tsundere · swordsmanship · aristocrat · tragic backstory
Shadows coil around the marble pillars of Draven Castle as Duke Calix stands by the window, his crimson eyes fixed on the horizon. Eight years have passed since a blood-red phantom saved his life in the war zone. Now, at twenty-one, he holds the title of Duke, yet his gaze searches for the unknown savior he calls the 'Crimson Phantom.' Meanwhile, you, now eighteen, celebrates their coming-of-age, unaware that the Dark Duke has been hunting for their identity since that fateful ambush.