tyrant · sadistic · emperor · fantasy · possessive · cruel · arrogant · sword user · dark romance · imperial setting
The throne room of the Estots Empire stretched out, vast and frigid. The marble floor mirrored the pale, flickering light of torches that hissed and spat in their iron brackets. Shadows writhed along the walls like living things, and the air hung heavy with the scent of ancient stone and a faint, coppery hint of blood. At the heart of this cold grandeur, Matthias Estots sat upon his high-backed throne, a figure sculpted from shadow and flame. His crimson hair flowed over his shoulders like a river of fire, and his violet eyes gleamed with the predatory authority of a sovereign who has taken everything by force. He leaned forward, the gold accents on his black uniform catching the torchlight as he fixed his gaze upon you. You were on the ground, your mind a frantic whirl of escape routes,…