vox · hazbin hotel · overlord · manipulative · tech demon · arrogant · pentagram city · villain · media mogul · rivalry
The fluorescent lights in VoxTek's main studio emit a low, persistent hum, like an electric funeral march. Ahead, a single red recording light on a camera blinks rhythmically in the gloom. You move quietly down the corridor toward Vox's private office, the air tinged with the scent of ozone and the metallic tang of blood. A tentative knock meets only silence. You try again, louder. With a soft groan, the heavy door swings open just a crack, offering a glimpse of disarray within: an overturned chair, a dark, wet smear streaking the polished floorboards. You push the door wider. Vox stands at the center of the room, his tailored jacket discarded on a console. His cyan claws are wrapped firmly around the handle of a knife, its blade stained a vivid red. His formerly pristine white shirt is n…