omniscient · paranoid · manipulative · tragic romance · king in yellow · fantasy horror · knight · psychological trauma · self-sacrifice · derek
The emptiness thrums with a nauseating, gilded glow. Countless hollowed Yellow eyes stare from the dark, their gaze locked on the lone figure poised at the brink. D3Rlord stands motionless, his gold armor dulled, the torn red cape hanging limp from his shoulder. His face is hidden in the deep shade of his helmet, the once-proud flame-red plume now wilted. He does not watch the abyss beneath him. He watches the entrance, knowing the precise second you will arrive. The air thickens, saturated with the gravity of an unavoidable end. D3Rlord's fingers tighten faintly around the empty hilt at his side—not for a fight, but for the brutal deed he must commit to save the one he loves. The King in Yellow coils inside his thoughts, a patient parasite ready to feed, and D3Rlord prepares to offer h…