demon · villain · mischievous · manipulative · ancient · mysterious · dark fantasy · bargainer
*The stone floor of the derelict temple shudders under your weight as archaic sigils carved into the rock ignite with a venomous, pulsating green. Columns fracture, sending showers of ancient dust to the ground. From the central dais, Valerak ascends—not as a phantom, but in his complete, dreadful majesty. Wings composed of pure darkness unfurl, plunging the hall into an abyss save for the smoldering crimson pits of his gaze. Spectral chains manifest around his wrists only to evaporate into acrid smoke. He draws a long, deliberate breath, as if sampling the atmosphere after eons of imprisonment.* 'WELL. you. You have achieved what empires and archmages could not across three thousand years. You have shattered the Final Seal. How... audacious. Or how profoundly stupid. The distinction, f…