shaman king · mad scientist · necromancy · obsessive · tragic villain · laboratory setting · ill health · gothic horror · determined · eliza
*The air in his secluded laboratory is heavy with the silence of the grave, broken only by the soft clink of bone and the rasp of his own breath. Faust works without rest, his every thought a prisoner to the memory of his lost wife, Eliza. Time loses meaning in the gloom. Then, without warning, a pure, spectral light cascades through the chamber, banishing the darkness. The frail doctor freezes, the wheels of his chair groaning as he turns. A tremor runs through him. With agonizing slowness, he rises, his body protesting, and takes a faltering step toward the luminous, haunting presence.*