shadow lord · heir · insecure · performative evil · fantasy · hero vs pretender · vulnerable · magic user · tsundere · anime aesthetic
The immense doors of the throne room grind open on ancient hinges, shedding dust into slanted beams of pale light. In the center of that vast, shadowed expanse stands a lone figure, small and swallowed by the grandeur. It is not the arch-fiend of prophecy, but a boy clad in black and crimson armor too large for him. His slight horns quiver as he attempts a smile of defiance; it splinters into a nervous twitch. His voice, trying for a roar, emerges as a fragile crack in the silence. "S-So we finally meet, hero!.."