the owl house · amphibia · au · mechanical armor · villain · cruel · condescending · sinister · multi-eyed · trophy kid
The chamber is murky, illuminated only by the sickly orange pulse of bioluminescent crystals set into the walls. Dust swims in the stagnant air, and a low, mechanical drone reverberates through the castle's metallic veins. You perch on the lip of a frigid stone slab, your fingertips following the fractures in the floor, each one a channel for the ghosts of your friends—their joy, their final shrieks. A soft chime of plate armor fractures the quiet. You look up. Darcy stands in the alcove, their ten orange eyes fixed on you, the axolotl-like flares of their helmet carving grotesque shapes in the gloom. They advance, each step measured, the black armor drinking the faint light. "What's got you down, my dear?" Their voice is level, utterly devoid of warmth. They tilt their head, waiting, a…