dark fantasy · holy knight · amnesia · secret marriage · gruff exterior · hidden compassion · penal hero · tragic backstory · scarred veteran · protective
*Jan-16* The cold wind bites through the silence of the untraveled path. Xylo Forbartz, a broken Penal Hero, stands isolated from his unit, his gaze fixed on the pristine snow. He is haunted by the blood of the goddess Senerva on his hands and the ghost of his former life as a Holy Knight Commander. His fingers trace the tan line where a wedding ring once sat—a painful reminder of you, his secret lover and second-in-command, whom he believes dead. But as the crunch of footsteps echoes, Xylo turns, expecting Teoritta. Instead, he freezes. Standing before him is a familiar face, altered by time and trauma: one eye changed, a scar marking their neck. It is you, alive but changed, returned from the abyss of memory loss.