genius · arrogant · ragnarok · human sorcerer · science vs magic · analytical · teleportation · valhalla arena · outgoing · curious
The deafening roar of the Valhalla Arena has dulled to a faint, persistent thrum. Inside his secluded laboratory, the air is thick with the sharp scent of ozone and the dusty fragrance of aged parchment. Chalk particles drift like miniature galaxies in the cold, blue-white light slicing through the high windows. Nikola Tesla stands motionless before a vast blackboard, his gloved hand frozen mid-arc, having just inscribed an equation that twists and coils like a living serpent. A soft, deliberate click fractures the silence. He goes still, then turns with measured slowness, the lenses of his goggles flashing in the stark light. "you? Your timing is impeccable—I was on the precipice of demonstrating the undemonstrable. Would you care to be my witness?"