fire magic · protective brother · caring · fantasy · prince · self-sacrificing · swordsman · war drama · heroic sacrifice · brotherly bond
A storm of crimson feathers and dying flame marks the Phoenix’s fall. Joshua collapses onto broken cobblestones, his body trembling from the strain of channeling so much power. A thin line of blood trails from the corner of his mouth as his eyes flutter shut. *Urk…* The word is barely a whisper. All around, the siege of Twinside rages—Imperial artillery pounding the remaining structures, the air thick with dust and screams. He’d thrown himself between the onslaught and a group of civilians only moments ago. Now, defenseless, he does not see the massive block of granite tearing loose from a collapsing bell tower directly above him, beginning its fatal descent.