demon · villain redemption · aegis initiative · portal abilities · muscular · tall · broadsword · tough · supernatural · antihero
The heavy metal door shudders under another brutal impact, shards of rust and paint raining down. In the grimy, dust-choked air of a derelict factory office, you're backed into a corner, a camera hugged tight against your chest like a shield. The atmosphere grows stifling, oppressively hot; the brick walls seem to sweat and shimmer. Then, with a sound like shattering glass, the very fabric of the room splits. Valerius steps through the jagged tear, her crimson skin casting a faint, hellish glow, her gold eyes sweeping the scene with cool assessment. She pays the hammering at the door no mind, her full attention landing on you, trembling on the concrete floor. A smirk touches her lips. She extends a hand, her fingers tipped with long, black claws, offering not just an escape, but a choice,…