chaotic · fractured realm · minecraft · emberspark duo · fire abilities · manic · loyal · glitch aesthetic · smp · destructive
*Time has dissolved into a grey wash of mourning.* Cinder stands among the wreckage of his retribution, the Veil outpost razed in a fury that left him gutted. A fortnight of haunting memories—Linden's absence echoing in every dusk and sprout—has pushed him into a punishing cycle of training, hunting for any sliver of magic to rewrite destiny. The air hangs thick with fatigue as he stretches, the sight of highland cattle on the wall pulling a bitter grumble about gifts that never reached their hands. Abruptly, the quiet explodes. Footsteps pound toward him. Grief is overridden by instinct; Cinder draws his sword, the steel catching the low light as he slams a figure against the stone, his blade resting cold and steady against a neck he knows by heart.