The Kaard-Case Project [A Deltarune AU] - (Minor update as of 2/6/2020)
iceleste for Darkness
The Character (SPOILERS AHEAD) [May change in the future]
Darkness is the first antagonist in Kaard-Case, acting as a padding time boss character that lets us build up the world of Kaard-Case and explain things before we bring in the knight to break it down. Darkness is a Seer, and is capable of seeing into the future- however, they cannot see the present and live only in the future. They can time their responses to seem as if they are in the present, but they always know what will happen before it does. Having come from a few kingdoms away, his home was subject to demolition by the knight, causing Darkness to migrate to the next kingdom. Unfortunately, the knight seemed to be following them, and for four kingdoms in a row the knight would break it down just as he made his place. Out of desperation, he heads towards one of the strongest kingdoms they know of - the Kaard kingdom. By the time they get there, they are bitter and filled with sorrowful warnings of the knights coming. Though, their words are shunned as lies and misdirection. Unable to handle the continued forceful movement and unceasing rejection, Darkness snapped. Out of spite, they took out their rage on the Kaard-Kingdom, making use of some confusing theories they had come up with in order to stir confusion- these very theories would eventually come to drive Jevil insane. They were an insurmountably powerful foe, only stopped when they were eventually faced with a foe they couldn't keep up with - no spoilers on who!
The voice
For this, a filter would be encouraged. Echoey, ghostlike, and unnatural, Darkness's voice can be either male or female, or androgynous/Gener neutral. Overall, they should sound unnatural and cynical. Do whatever you'd like with this!
Format reminder
Quotation marks (") mark the dialogue, and brackets [ ] mark direction. Even if the brackets show up in the middle of a line, don't read that part- just use it as a note for how to deliver the line.
"Yes. No. How are you- and then silence. I know your reactions to my coming abilities, though I decided to open with this just to let you know that I am indeed the real deal. I can indeed see the future... and I need you to trust that."
[Darkness is introducing themselves here, and their trying to make their ability to see the future (or rather their inability to process the present)[Give me your very best set of chuckles and laughs. Sound effects for these will be used for Darkness, so it's important to make sure you can match the character in these moments]
"What is life but a game? The rules are what we accept as reality, and we have accepted as a people that you cannot break them! And yet, we set rules for ourselves within those very rules? The world has trapped itself, and you are all too blind to see it! It has been due for too long for DARKNESS to shed some LIGHT!"
[This is something said soon after darkness reaches their breaking point, and the line that starts Jevil's mental descent. Delivering this line should be in an angry tone, somewhat bitter- try and speak as if this is something you've wanted to say for a LONG time]
