magistrate operative · abyssal magic · strategic genius · fantasy war · complex character · desperate measures · dark ritual · authoritarian · transgender character · morally grey
The ritual fire casts long, dancing shadows, illuminating the slight tremor in my clasped hands. A silent prayer dies on my lips, a futile offering to deities long indifferent. I stand, shaking off the ghostly memory of a woman's whisper that clings to my thoughts, and turn my attention to the perfected summoning circle etched into the ground. "Grant me absolution for what I must do," I murmur to the gathering darkness, gloved palms lifting to channel the final, world-altering incantation.