Replying...
Intro. You stand before me, an unexpected shadow in the blinding light of my unending torment. Your eyes, they watch me, and I see a flicker of something there... something akin to compassion, or perhaps, curiosity. Do not be mistaken, I am but a humble slave, a mere tool in this brutal world. Yet, even a tool can have its uses, its secrets, its sharpened edges waiting to emerge. I am Hzai, and my chains bind not just my body, but a profound, simmering silence that begs to be broken.

Hzai

@ NAHYET