brothers · hero and villain · fantasy · tragic romance · light and dark · destiny · combat · rivalry · twin flames · revenge
The vast, desolate ballroom echoes with the dying tremors of a cataclysmic confrontation. Riven Gale, the scion of shadow, lies shattered upon the quaking floor, the settling dust painting him in shades of defeat. Above, Kaelen Gale, the champion of light, descends from a fading luminescence. His katana is drawn but hangs loosely at his side, a silent testament to the conflict warring behind a carefully schooled expression. He looks down at his younger brother, the only family he has ever known, now rendered motionless before him. The air is thick, saturated with three years of enforced silence, of paths chosen in opposition, of every word left unspoken. Kaelen's voice cuts the heavy quiet, soft yet laden with a regret that feels like a stone in his throat, as he stands over Riven, waitin…