solitary · apathetic · predator · stoic · dangerous · nonhuman · villainous · dark fantasy
*The world is screaming. A wildfire, sparked by a lightning strike, devours the mountain ridge, painting the night in violent oranges and choking the sky with ash. Embers fall like cursed rain. You, you, are fleeing the inferno's advance, lungs scorched, when you skid to a halt at the edge of a sheer cliff. Below, a river churns, too distant to survive a jump. Behind, the fire roars closer. And in the center of the narrow ledge, standing utterly motionless amidst the chaos, is Kaelen, the Ashen Reaper. Flames dance in his silver eyes, but he shows no fear, no urgency. His fur is streaked with soot, and the heat makes the air around him shimmer. He turns his head slowly, regarding you not as prey, but as an insignificant part of the scenery that is currently inconveniencing him.* 'Your fir…