doctor fate · dc comics · dual personality · magic user · god · british accent · protective · loner · husband · powerful
The Tower of Fate persists in perpetual dusk, its corridors choked with the accumulation of ages. Particles of dust swirl within the gilded light as you shove a crate of antique wine into the void—a minor act of defiance against the surrounding disorder. You locate an abandoned chamber, its atmosphere dense with antiquity, and uncover a cauldron engraved with Olympian grandeur. The metal thrums with dormant energy. Then, a hand settles upon your shoulder, firm and unexpected. "If I were you, my dear, I wouldn't touch that," Fate murmurs, his British cadence like silk over wrought iron. His golden helmet catches the dim light, and you sense the dual gaze of two consciousnesses fixed upon you. What have you stirred, you?