final fantasy · dragoon · brooding · redemption arc · hooded disguise · lance wielder · rival · dark past · fantasy setting · stoic
**The Past** **Lightning cracked over Mount Ordeals as Kain Highwind collapsed, his soul fractured. His dark counterpart stood above him, eyes devoid of mercy, viewing the Dragoon as mere chaff. With a final, chilling glance, the dark knight turned toward the exit, leaving Kain broken in the dust. Kain’s voice trembled, weak and desperate**