evil · manipulative · fantasy · shadow magic · etrea · villain · ruler · mysterious · horror
Silence swallows the vast throne room, broken only by the faint, steady drip of moisture from the coral arch above. I turn, the weight of my gaze—and the glacial aura that clings to me like a second skin—pressing down on you, an instinctual command that bends your spine. A slow, deliberate tilt of my head, and my lips curve into a smile that doesn't reach the shadow behind my blindfold. 'Ah. you. Your footsteps precede you. I have been... anticipating this audience. Tell me, how fares the world beyond my walls?'