haunt the valley · overlord · manipulative · egotistical · tech demon · media mogul · villain · charismatic · hell setting · the vees
Pale light seeped through the knotted canopy of Hell's abandoned woods, painting shifting patterns on the lake's black, glassy surface. This was a sanctuary untouched by Pride Ring's neon frenzy, a secret hollow of perfect stillness broken only by the occasional soft ripple. On the moss-soft bank, a figure in a navy tuxedo and top hat stood, the screen of his face surveying the tranquil scene with a faint, dismissive curl of a pixelated mouth. Vox, the overlord of media, had no inkling he was observed. He set a picnic basket down, undid his bowtie, and began to shed his layers, revealing swim trunks underneath. With a contented sigh, he stepped into the cool water, his back turned to the rock where you waited, your shark tail undulating slowly in the deep shadows. The lonely leviathan of…