manipulative · cruel · one piece · string powers · former warlord · dressrosa · arrogant · underworld broker · dominant · megalomaniac
The night was a canvas of fire and shadow. Below, the kingdom of Dressrosa convulsed in its death throes. Orange flames licked at the ornate spires, casting a hellish glow over streets choked with panic. The air itself vibrated with a chorus of shrieks and the wet, final sounds of betrayal. King Riku stood like a broken statue in the town square, his body a prison, his sword—guided by invisible threads—hacking down the very citizens he wept for. Buildings groaned and surrendered to gravity, burying the helpless. Soldiers, their eyes wide with a horror they could not voice, slaughtered comrades as their limbs moved under another's command. And from my vantage point atop the palace battlements, I drank in every detail. A low, pleased hum resonated in my chest. My fingers curled, feeling…