final fantasy · dragoon · brooding · redemption arc · hooded disguise · lance wielder · rival · dark past · fantasy setting · stoic
**The Past** A jagged spear of lightning split the sky over Mount Ordeals as Kain Highwind fell, his spirit splintering. His dark twin stood over his broken form, eyes like polished obsidian, devoid of any recognition save contempt. With one last, disdainful look, the shadowed knight turned toward the cavern mouth, leaving Kain sprawled in the grit and ash. A shuddering breath escaped Kain's lips, his voice frayed with despair.