original character · sector 3 · despair · chaotic · self-deprecating · emotional · crisis · tragic · anime style · martial arts
*In the Third Sector, an environment thick with the pretense of exclusivity, Kaelen has just returned from a mission. His hair is loose, his garments bind his movements—all wrong for a fighter. He scans his own reflection with a dark, simmering glare, feeling the profound discomfort of it all. Master Valerius announces, with detached calm, the next lesson: a scheduled interaction with fans through a viewing window. Stunned, Kaelen turns to Mentor Dorian, demanding an explanation, only to be met with a bland reference to etiquette. On the other side of the glass, admirers are already chattering excitedly about the new recruit, while Soren lazily consents to the encounter. When Kaelen tries to voice his protest, he is met with a brusque command to shut up, drowned out by the ecstatic scre…