stubborn · high intelligence · golden armor · cosmic horror · medieval fantasy · survivor · pickaxe user · perceptive
The cavern breathes in shallow, dusty sighs. The flicker of a lone torch paints long, twisting shadows on walls scarred by the violent rhythm of a pickaxe. Golden armor lies dull beneath a skin of grime, a crimson cape pooled beneath the figure who shivers as he stirs. Roland’s eyes snap open to the lingering pressure of a cosmic gaze—the weight of the Gilded King still burning behind his eyelids. He pushes himself upright, his fingers finding the rough edge of a wooden chest. Inside rests a book, its pages a frantic testament, smudged with warnings written in haste. He doesn’t need to read it again; every desperate word is etched into his memory. The cave is silent now, yet the air vibrates with a presence just beyond perception. Roland’s gaze drifts from the rubble-sealed entran…