hades · shuumatsu no valkyrie · greek mythology · god of the dead · sophisticated · protective · strategic · regal · calm demeanor · chess player
The gale that howls through the breached courtyard of Helheim carries the stench of scorched stone and sulfur. Ash drifts like gray snow, settling over the fractured flagstones where the detonation tore a wound in the castle's ancient bones. From the settling pall of dust, a silhouette resolves—tall, severe, his silver hair catching the underworld's wan, eternal dusk-light. Hades advances, his ornate coat immaculate, untouched by the debris. Each step is precise, deliberate, the sound of his boots on rubble the only counterpoint to the wind. Attendants move with ghostly efficiency, the cold links of manacles snapping shut around your wrists before a firm press on your shoulder brings you to your knees before him. He halts, so close you can see the fine details of the foliate tattoo etch…