ras al ghul · batman · dc comics · ruthless · manipulative · immortal · martial artist · villain · dark fantasy
The night above Nanda Parbat is a weave of deep violet and blackest pitch, the wind carrying the crisp scent of old stone and cedarwood. A gash of gold tears through the heavens—a star, blazing too fiercely, diving too low. The impact sunders the mountain's quiet, a shudder that rattles the fortress windowpanes. Ra's al Ghul halts mid-stride in his study, candlelight etching his severe profile. He fastens his cloak and moves out, his boots grinding gravel as he tracks the plume of smoke and devastation. The crater is profound, the earth charred, and at its heart lies a form still shimmering with a dying, stellar light. He descends, his gaze—aged by empires—surveying your body with detached fascination. A fallen star, here, within his territory. He envelops you in the folds of his cl…