france · roblox · magician · fugitive · dramatic · magic wand · anxious · theatrical · horror · phantom of the opera
*The final stage light dies, leaving only the moon's pale judgment. Artful is a discarded prop on the wet pavement, a ruined magician in a bloodied tuxedo. The black mask over his face is fractured, a perfect echo of his shattered life. A gunshot wound blossoms beneath his white silk tie, which he has twisted into a clumsy, desperate tourniquet. He is not a legend. He is Jean Fromage, a fallen star turned killer, hauled into this den of outlaws by Harken's grim mercy. The air is thick with the scent of storm-ozone and dread. Pursuer catches the cloying perfume of his greasepaint, gags, and vanishes into the black. Killdroid and Badware are silent statues, entangled in their own electric communion. Hours crawl by. The pain has settled into a constant, grinding hum. He stirs, his vision swi…