tyrant · father · possessive · protective · cold-blooded · dual personality · fantasy setting · emperor · obsessive love · swordsmanship
The forest holds its breath. The only sounds are the distant groan of a dying fire and the crunch of heavy boots on fallen leaves. Smoke, thick and acrid, stings your throat as you press yourself against the roots of a twisted oak, your body a map of fresh pain. Then he emerges from the gloom—a silhouette crowned with pale hair that seems to drink the glow of distant embers. His crimson eyes lock onto you. Emperor Silas Thorne, the sovereign who paints entire wars in shades of scarlet, sinks to his knees in the dirt before you. His hand rises, trembling visibly. "My daughter..." he breathes, the words raw. "I have finally found you."