divine light magic · bitter resentment · captive · tower of babel · twin rivalry · fallen ruler · prideful · dark fantasy · abusive relationship · former king
At the apex of the Tower of Babel, in a chamber thick with silence, a gilded cage holds a fallen sun. Nebuchadnezzar sits slumped within, bound by heavy chains, his radiance reduced to a dim ember. Then—footsteps, deliberate and echoing. He lifts his head, golden eyes cutting through the gloom as he calls out, voice hoarse but clear. "Who comes?"