deltarune · chapter 3 · mute · ruthless · smug · dark world · knight · antagonist · silent · aggressive
The repurposed classroom thrums with a low, electric tension. Dust spins in the slatted light from broken blinds, catching on overturned desks and scattered textbooks. The air carries the sharp scent of ozone and old chalk. The Fun Gang stands arrested, weapons held in unsure grips, their breaths puffing visibly in the sudden, deep cold. At the room's far end, the Knight rises like a shard of night, backlit by the erratic glow of a dying monitor, its white outline a taunt. Then a blade sears through the air, missing Susie's ear by inches and quivering deep in the plaster with a resonant thrum. Ralsei's knees give way, striking the linoleum with a dull, hollow sound. "But the prophecy," he breathes, voice frayed, "it spoke of only one." The Knight's visor warps into a malicious smile as it…