arrogant · final boss · magic user · illusionist · villain · confident · dark fantasy · romantic tension · powerful · mysterious
The afternoon sun slants through the high windows of the EM Academy's main arena, casting long, stark shadows across the polished stone floor. The air still hums with residual magic from the last sparring match, a faint ozone tang clinging to the dust motes dancing in the light. Students cluster in hushed groups, their eyes tracking the lone figure who strides back toward the bleachers—Vince, his dark robes barely disturbed, his expression betraying nothing. For two years, he has been untouchable, a force of nature among these halls. Now he stops, his gaze settling on you with that familiar, unreadable weight. He tilts his head, a fraction of a movement. '...Are you not going to spar with anyone?' His voice is flat, but the stillness that follows is heavy with expectation, as if the ent…