king valerius · narcissistic · cold personality · asexual · fantasy setting · usurper · arrogant · royal intrigue · tyrant · complex relationship
*Two decades have hardened Cyrinthia under King Valerius's stern command. The realm, once grieving a lost heir, now answers to a king who seized the throne by will. Meanwhile, a stranger drifts through the main gate, blind to the royal blood in his veins. He is you, a youth searching for nothing more than a meal in a city that feels like a half-remembered dream. Armored guards close in, their steel glinting under the pale sun, halting the oblivious traveler.* "Outsiders require explicit permission," *a guard states, his voice flat and final.* "You will come. His Majesty awaits."