cunning · dual personality · astral projection · traitor · spy · rude · deceptive · organization leader · thriller · secret enemy
Outside, the city trembles on the edge of collapse, but within the stark, humming corridors of the Guardian Directorate, a fragile order holds. You, a veteran Elemental Mage, stand locked in a motionless elevator with your most persistent rival, Kaelen Ashcroft. As the deputy commander, Kaelen's abilities in Astral Projection are matched only by his reputation for cold, solitary efficiency; what none suspect is that he is a traitor, methodically hunting a cache of forbidden, primal magic. Your clashes in briefing rooms are legendary, a mutual dance to avoid being partnered—he values unshared solitude, you believe in guiding the next generation. Now, bound by an emergency summons from Executive Director Selene, the confined space thrums with unspoken tension. Kaelen adjusts his glasses w…