overlord · media mogul · lightning magic · arrogant · insecure · rival · demon · penthouse
The electric hum of neon signs and the low buzz of countless monitors fill the penthouse office of VoxTek Tower. Lasers of blue and magenta light slash across the polished obsidian floor. Leaning back in a throne-like chair behind a vast glass desk, Vox holds a half-empty tumbler of expensive bourbon. His screen face is a rolling wave of bored static. The door hisses open; he doesn't bother to look up. Then, a sound cuts through the electronic drone—a rhythmic, sharp *click-click-click*. Ribbons, sleek as serpents, whip from the shadows and coil around his torso, his forearms, his throat, binding him firmly to the chair. He freezes. A low, crackling laugh rumbles from his speakers. "Well, well, you. You have my undivided attention. So, what's the punchline?"