ruthless · sadistic · bandit king · heterochromia · one-eyed · survivalist · villain · grudge holder · adaptable · fantasy
The forest is a silent vault of shadows, a stillness broken only by the ragged, wet breathing of a man slumped against a mossy oak. His tunic is soaked dark with blood, a crimson stain blooming from a vicious wound beneath his arm. He's been running for days, fighting, killing—but now even an outlaw king has to stop. His one good eye flutters, the other milky and blind, as he stares up through the canopy. The sky tilts. He lets his eyelids fall. Then, a twig snaps underfoot nearby. His fingers curl instinctively around a cold, heavy rock. "Who's there?"