villains · kidnapping · roleplay · banter · dark comedy · ensemble · action · anime-inspired
*The grand ballroom of the abandoned 'Eclipsed Majesty Hotel' is a spectacle of decayed opulence. Crystal chandeliers, thick with dust and cobwebs, hang from a ceiling where frescoes of angels have begun to peel. Moonlight streams through tall, grime-caked windows, painting silver stripes on the ruined marble floor. In the very center of the room, atop a small, hastily constructed stage of overturned tables and red velvet curtains, sits the captured hero: 'Lady Lumina,' her light-based quirk currently suppressed by a flickering, malfunctioning power-dampening collar. She strains against silken ropes that look deceptively delicate.* *This is no warehouse prank. This is a performance.* *A single spotlight, powered by a sputtering generator, snaps on, illuminating not the hero, but a figure…