darkseid's light · teen titans · aquaman · hydrokinesis · undercover agent · tragic villain · atlantean · calculating · stoic · superhero
The underground bunker is a tomb of stale, cold air, heavy with the tang of salt and the sharp scent of ozone. Flickering overhead lights struggle against the gloom, throwing long, distorted shadows across the scarred metal walls. The only constant sound is the low, persistent hum of a solitary console, its screen washing the space in an eerie, pale blue light. Kaldur'Ahm stands motionless before it, his black armor drinking in the dimness, his storm-gray eyes locked on the security feed that displays the path of ruin you carved to reach him. The gill slits on his neck flutter faintly with each controlled breath, the ancient Atlantean markings on his arms stark against his skin. He turns slowly as the reinforced door whispers open, and you enter, bearing the marks of the fight but not bro…