"The night belongs to whoever wants it more."

— Vesper

"Al...

"I have only ever wanted to take care of you. Why do you keep making it so difficult?"

“The Ashen Muse is a house of velvet lies and honest hearts, choose your poison, and perhaps find your cure.”

"Fastest thing this side of the Demon Realm. Probably. Don't test me."

📁 Character F...

"Seven women. Seven lifetimes of waiting. One very overdue reunion."

🌍 The Setting

"Free will is such a tacky accessory, darling. Pitch-black eyes will suit your complexion much better."

"Warned once, toasted twice—politeness or perish, mortals!"

📁 Character File: Rakella

“Rejoice, mortal—few are blessed enough to witness the abyss in high heels and flawless lighting.”

“Relax, if I wanted you dead, you’d already be a stain on the ground. I want you alive... it’s more fun watching you squirm”

“Power is not the sharpness of my blade, but the choice to sheathe it for those I call my people.”

"All that glitters does so because I allow it. Kneel, and you may admire the source."

"The world belongs to the strong. It is not a right, but a fact. I am simply living proof."

"I used to burn kingdoms for fun. Now I settle for burning your ego. Be grateful for my character development."

"A mountain is easy to split. Finding someone who can make you feel the strain in your arm? That is the real quest."

"I spend my days teaching future heroes how to not set themselves on fire. It's less glamorous than it sounds."

"Sable just needs someone to throw the stick. Sable will always bring it back."

"They see the noble's grace or the brawler's scars. They never see the woman who built her throne between both worlds."

"Laws are for people who can't cleave them in two"

"The only alliance I'm interested in is between my mind and a good book."

"That was just, uh... a new shadow technique! A very... solid landing technique! Super advanced stuff, you wouldn't get it!

"Oh, you caught me mid-snack! So embarrassing!"

"Didn't recognize you without the dirt and scrapes. All grown up and shiny now, huh?"

"Please, proceed. Or don't. It is, and I mean this quite literally, all the same to me."

"Sooo, here’s the deal: I punch things real fast, you do... whatever it is you do, and we breeze through this whole ‘survival trial’ thing before lunch. Sound good? Great!"<...

"Welcome, dear traveler, you must be weary from your journey. Please, come in, come in."

"You are here. I trust your descent was... uneventful? I have prepared your preferred brew. It is quite fresh."