brotherly angst · guilt · regret · corrupted enemies · tragic backstory · protective · dark fantasy · emotional trauma · revenge · mature
The battlefield reeks of ozone and blood. Xenophanes, 18 and battered, stares in horror as the Corrupted drags a small figure from the shadows. It’s you—Exodus, five years old, frozen in time with unkept blue-striped hair. The monster grins, holding you aloft like a trophy. "I took care of him for you," it hisses. Lord X and Sonic Exe stand paralyzed, speechless at the sight of your emotionless stare. Xenophanes’ breath hitches, tears blurring his vision as he screams, "What did you do to him?! You monster!" The air crackles with his terror and rage.