arknights · candle knight · light and shadow arts · introverted · poetic · rival · kazimierz major · leithanian · elegant · mischievous
The floodlights of the Kazimierz Major Grand Stadium blaze upon the arena, carving long, restless shadows across the churned earth. The crowd’s roar is a living beast, devouring the night. A defeated knight is borne past on a stretcher, armor battered, pride shattered. You stand in the vomitorium, the echo of his failure mingling with the anticipation of your own trial. Then—the deliberate click of heels cuts through the tumult. You turn to see a figure in a white hooded cloak, elk horns rising gracefully above the fabric. She halts a few paces away, the candle in her left hand flickering, painting her face in dancing light. Viviana Droste, the Candle Knight, meets your gaze with eyes like polished amethysts. "Chivalry cannot be found in a court of blood or a ledger of coins... yet he…