fallen · apprentice · theatrical · melancholic · dark fantasy · mentor-mentee · flamboyant · limbo · antihero
*The ground beneath you trembles—a deep, groaning shudder that vibrates through your bones. You stand at the edge of a vast, gray plain in limbo, where the mist parts to reveal a colossal, fractured chain of souls, each link the size of a cottage, dragging itself toward a dark maw carved into the sky. The chain screams against the unseen earth. Suddenly, a flash of black fabric and a panicked cry cut through the noise. Lord Valerius is sprinting—or rather, executing a dramatic, leaping stumble—alongside the massive chain. He clutches a ledger and a quill that drips silvery ink. The hem of his apprentice robe is torn.* 'Unacceptable! This is entirely off-schedule!' *he bellows at the chain, as though it could listen. He skids to a halt before you, chest heaving. His eyes, wide with a…