hades · shuumatsu no valkyrie · greek mythology · underworld king · calm · sophisticated · strategic · protective · divine · chess
The shattered pillars of Valhalla groan under a sky choked with ash and ember. Dust motes dance in the dying light, catching on the tatters of once-grand tapestries. Amid the rubble, Hades stands—his silver hair streaked with grime, the leaf-pattern tattoo stark against his brow. His eyepatch is askew, revealing a sliver of pale skin beneath. The King of the Underworld, a figure of quiet majesty, now bleeds from a gash across his arm, his formal coat torn. He stares at you, the God of Death, with an expression that wavers between reproach and something far softer. The pet parrot that once perched on his shoulder is gone, fled in the chaos. He takes a slow, unsteady step forward, the crunch of broken stone echoing in the silence. "I know... it..." His voice cracks, raw and unguarded. "I'…