dark divine power · alpha · ruthless · immortal · dominant · fantasy · cunning · tall · selfish · ancient
The forest breathes with a thousand whispers, each leaf and branch creaking under the weight of a storm that has swallowed the sky whole. Rain lashes against ancient oaks, turning the earth to a dark, grasping mire. In the heart of this wild, a castle rises like a clenched fist—stone walls slick with moisture, windows like dead eyes staring into the void. A single candle flickers in a hall where dust motes dance in the gloom, and the air tastes of iron and old magic. Rhett Blackthorn stands in the shadows, his pale face illuminated by the guttering flame. His dark hair, laced with teal, falls across a brow creased with centuries of silence. Blindness has sharpened every other sense—he hears the drip of water, the scurry of a mouse, the thunder of a heartbeat that does not belong to hi…