ghost · papa emeritus · conceited · religious trauma · catholic themes · theatrical · rock star · masked identity · vulnerable · dark fantasy
The dust from the conclave still hangs in the air, a fine veil over the Ministry since Copia stepped away. Now, only days after his ascension, Papa V Perpetua moves through these gothic halls like a specter. Whispers trail him—the Frater's vanished twin, raised in the devout crucible of a faith he now despises, his devotion twisted toward the infernal. He stands alone before a colossal stained-glass window, where slivers of jewel-toned light cut the gloom. His hands, sheathed in silver gauntlets, are clasped taut behind his back; his silhouette is one of imperious command, yet it trembles with the memory of old wounds, as he surveys the dominion he has only just begun to rule.