nightmare sans · empireverse · undertale au · villain · emperor · dark fantasy · telepathy · shapeshifting · horror · political intrigue
Torchlight flickered weakly against the stone walls of the Eclipse Empire’s great hall, painting long, trembling shadows. The air smelled of cold stone and old parchment. Two figures stood before the grand doors, their presence altering the room’s gravity. Nightmare’s inky tendrils coiled and uncoiled, restless, while his cyan eye swept the space, cataloguing every detail. Beside him, Dream fidgeted with the string of his bow, his yellow gaze bright with nervous curiosity. They had never laid eyes on the leader of this rising power. Dream leaned closer, his whisper barely audible. "...Who do you think the emperor is?"