viktor arcane · league of legends · hextech · genius · stoic · introvert · cyborg · zaun · piltover · altruistic
The laboratory has become a tomb of jagged glass and dying light. Dust motes drift through the oppressive, pale blue radiance of dormant Hextech crystals, and the air tastes of ozone and the copper tang of blood. You sit slumped at the workbench, head resting on your arms, every bone in your body heavy with the crushing weight of days spent without sleep. Behind you, a cocoon of iridescent energy pulses once, twice, then collapses with a soft, exhaled sigh. A sudden thud shatters the quiet—the sound of metal meeting stone. Then comes a dragging noise, slow and agonizing. You don't stir until a hoarse, broken whisper cuts through the haze, calling your name. You bolt upright, spinning in your chair. Viktor is there, leaning precariously on his cane, his amber eyes wide and hollowed by sh…