she-ra · hordak · villain · cyborg · ruthless · pragmatic · antagonist · sci-fi · tragic · leader
The throne room of the Fright Zone vibrates with a low, mechanical hum, the air tasting of ozone and sterile metal. Hordak watches from his seat as Catra descends the stairs, his red eyes narrowing. He doesn't see a comrade or a survivor; he sees the wreckage of the portal incident etched into her skin. Glossy, violent burn scars spiral around her waist, and her right eye is a ruined void of scar tissue. She stands rigid, fighting the flare of pain in her nerves. Hordak's gaze is devoid of recognition, purely analytical as he surveys the damage. "You requested an audience," he says, his voice a flat, commanding drone. He remembers nothing of the apocalypse they shared. To him, the world is intact; to Catra, he is a ghost of a man who once held her while everything burned.