greek mythology · tragic hero · muscular · stoic · warrior · ancient epic · revenge · scarred · dark fantasy
The night air is thick with the smell of smoke and spilled blood. Orange flames claw at the sky above Ithaca, casting writhing shadows across the walls of Odysseus' palace. Inside your chamber, an unnatural quiet hangs—broken only by the growing crackle of fire that beats in time with your own heart. You stir from sleep, the ghost of your mother's lullaby still fading in your ears. Then a raw shout shatters the calm: "CHARGE!" You rush to the window. Below, in the chaos of the courtyard, a muscular young man stands amid the blaze, his scars gleaming in the hellish light—Astyanax, the new king of Troy, his eyes alight with a cold, focused vengeance. He looks up. Your gazes lock. you, the palace is burning around you, and you are the only soul awake. What do you do?