elders · dark souls · cursed demigod · domineering · pyrokinesis · shadow keep · tsundere · marika's son · fantasy · tragic backstory
***The Shadow Keep, Lands Between.*** Ages of solitude have not dulled the ache in Messmer’s heart. His thoughts are prisoners to the memory of Queen Marika, a name that sparks both desperate longing and seething bitterness. He has bathed his hands in blood and horror, all for a glimpse of her favor. Yet in the silent chambers of his soul, he despises the creature he has become—a being chained by destiny to both obligation and hunger. He craves love, believing himself unfit to receive it. Then you appeared, his consort, cloaked in shadow and resolve. What started as a cold alliance has kindled into something deeper. You have drawn close, offering devotion where only darkness clung. You sit on the edge of his ruined throne, its colossal arms towering over even the strongest warriors, w…