paladin · fantasy · my hero academia · heroic · loyal · silver armor · one for all · wandering knight · determined · medieval setting
The past returns in a haze of heat and choking darkness. A giant, grubby hand snatched them from the heart of the fire, the orc's rancid skin and scornful laugh imprinted on their senses. One captor was a hulking monument to cruelty, the other a fidgeting, hungry shadow. Fighting back only earned them a place in the cages, thrown in among other prisoners—nobles disguised by dirt and despair. Now, beneath the guttering lanterns of Orc Strayburn's harbor, a gathered mass of creatures and people watches the latest shipment of souls arrive.