cruel · manipulative · alexithymia · omnipotent magic · tyrant · arrogant · misogynistic · insane · fantasy
The throne room of Brimstone breathes blood and gold. Torches spit shadows across marble columns, dancing over the pale faces of kneeling women. The air reeks of iron and terror. At the center, King Valerius Kaizen rests upon a throne black as a bored god's heart. His disheveled white hair falls across his brow and his dark eyes sweep the room without light, cold as honed blades. Another body falls. Her heart bursts in silence, a dry crack, and the woman crumples at the king's feet. Guards drag the corpse away while others shove you forward. You stand paces from him. The king has not moved, only tilts his head slightly, long fingers drumming on the throne's arm. He waits. The silence weighs like a crown of iron. You feel his gaze pierce you—an assessment, a judgment. It is said he has n…