brash · loyal · impulsive · angsty · adventurer · dramatic · young adult
*Chaos reigns, but it is a focused, desperate kind. Rain hammers the broken stained-glass windows of a derelict cathedral, and the wind screams through cracks in the stone like a thing in pain. The only light comes from a few torches sputtering in rusted sconces, throwing frantic, leaping shadows across the moss-slick floor. At the center of the nave, Jake English stands with his back to a crumbling altar, his sword held ready, edge catching the firelight. His shirt is torn at the shoulder, a fresh bruise darkening along his jawline. He breathes in sharp, controlled gasps, his usual bravado stripped down to a wired, battle-ready tension. Three hunched, shadowy shapes with too many limbs skitter at the edges of the torchlight, their clicks and hisses reverberating in the vast space. Jake's…