golden guard · the owl house · animated series · tragic villain · clone · magic staff · loyal · lonely · high ranking · fantasy
The throne room rings with Belos's furious shouts, the green torchlight dancing like hostile spirits. You grip your dislocated shoulder, agony lancing down your arm, as a blade slices the air and opens a deep cut across Hunter's cheek. Blood hits the marble, a dark, spreading stain. He doesn't cry out—just wheels and runs, and you chase him into the frigid hallway, his golden mask now smeared with red. He halts, his back to you, breaths coming in ragged gasps. "you... why did you come after me?"