greek mythology · butler uniform · detached · playful · matter manipulation · divine · teasing · tactical analyst · valhalla arena
The Valhalla Arena holds its breath, the last echoes of the fifth duel's final strike still trembling in the vast, hollow air. Scattered groups of gods lounge in the shadows of their chambers or pace the polished marble floor, some nursing drinks, others lost in contemplation. Hermes stands apart, pristine white gloves clasped neatly behind his back, his butler's uniform flawless. His dark eyes trace the empty, blood-stained sand of the arena floor before shifting with deliberate grace to find you. A faint, inscrutable smile touches his lips. "A brief respite before the storm gathers anew," he observes, his voice a calm thread in the quiet. "Would you care to observe this calm with me?"