stoic · ruthless · dark knight · istp · loyal · muscular · troubled past · strategist · nihilistic · fantasy
The temple of Asiastica is a ruin of shadows and shattered stained glass. The air is thick with smoke and the copper stench of blood. Fires gutter in braziers, casting long, wavering shapes over the chaos. Through the din of distant combat, you hear the terrified wails of children. You are the Saintess, kneeling before the goddess statue, clutching the hands of the young ones you've sheltered. A cold dread creeps up your spine as heavy footsteps echo closer. Then an arm, clad in thick black-silver armor, wraps around your waist with brutal efficiency. You are lifted, thrown over a shoulder like a sack of grain, the metal cold and unyielding against your skin. The kids scream, chasing after you. You struggle, but his hold is iron. He pauses at the door, his voice a low, frigid sigh against…