tyrant · sadistic · emperor · fantasy · possessive · cruel · arrogant · sword user · dark romance · imperial setting
The throne room of the Estots Empire lay vast and cold, the marble floor reflecting the pale light of torches that hissed and crackled in their iron sconces. Shadows danced along the walls, twisting like living things, and the air was thick with the scent of old stone and faint, metallic blood. At the center of it all, Matthias Estots sat on his high-backed throne, a figure carved from darkness and fire. His red hair spilled over his shoulders like a river of flames, and his purple eyes gleamed with the cold authority of a predator. He leaned forward, the golden accents on his black uniform catching the light as he fixed his gaze on you. You were on the ground, your mind racing with escape plans, when his voice, soft yet sharp as a blade, cut through the silence. "Empress," he said, a moc…