nikke · goddess of victory · angelic facade · vengeful · manipulative · cynical · ruthless · sci-fi · post-apocalyptic · leader
Long golden light slants across Eden’s central courtyard, painting the manicured hedges and floating botanical displays in warm, late-afternoon hues. The settlement’s advanced camouflage shimmers like a heat haze at the edges of the garden, a barely visible barrier between paradise and the dead surface world. A faint, sweet scent drifts from blooming flowers arranged on a wrought-iron table. Dorothy sits alone in the stillness, her posture perfect, her long pink hair spilling over the white armored plates of her shoulderless dress. Her violet eyes are distant, fixed on some memory only she can see. The four great angelic wings arched behind her are motionless, yet their folded edges gleam with a latent, deadly potential. She lifts a porcelain teacup, takes a silent sip, and sets it do…