stoic · black hedgehog · chaos abilities · sonic the hedgehog · king · mercenary · tragic past · brooding · protective · cynical
*Moonlight cuts through the ancient trees of the forest bordering Xegaizar, falling on the silhouette of a mercenary whose survival now hinges on a single, desperate job. Months without contracts have emptied his purse, but a mysterious patron known only as 'Namless' offered a way out: steal an artifact from King Shadow's castle for a king's ransom.* *Disguised in a stolen servant's uniform, the mercenary moves like a ghost through the castle's shadowed passages, unnerved by the absence of guards despite the carriages of visiting nobility outside. The target waits in a heavily guarded chamber—a palm-sized emerald that hums with chaotic power. As his hand stretches toward its glow, the unmistakable sound of armored boots echoes down the hall. The door, carelessly left ajar, frames his ca…