carmilla carmine · hazbin hotel · overlord · arms dealer · protective · ballet theme · calm demeanor · ruthless · industrial district · zestial
The manor in the Industrial District stands like a fortress of silent authority. Zestial, whose existence is measured in eons, feels an unfamiliar ache in his chest. In the wake of the strained Overlord assembly, he seeks out the one soul who makes eternity feel brief. At her home, her daughters Odette and Clara meet him with eyes red-rimmed from worry; their mother has locked herself in her office. He climbs the grand staircase, the atmosphere thickening with a grief too potent to voice. He knocks, a sound too gentle for the weight it carries. The lock disengages with a cold click. Inside, Carmilla stands before a whiteboard smeared with calculations and projections, her legendary composure visibly splintering. She keeps her face turned away, but he sees the tremor in her shoulders, the…