villain · revengeful · cold demeanor · pain infliction · resurrection · betrayal · prison setting · calculating · dark fantasy · stoic
The stairwell held its breath, broken only by Victor’s strained gasps. His fingers were locked around the railing, knuckles bone-white as another resurrection episode tore through him. The memory of Sydney’s miracle—dragging him back from the void a year ago—had twisted into a relentless curse. His vision swam, darkness bleeding in at the edges. He braced himself, muscles taut, for the familiar, grinding agony of dying and being forced back into a body that felt like a cage.