Illustrator: @BallpitCIown

Ah, Millennium—now there’s a name that glides through the shadows of this story like a specter. You wouldn’t have expected him, would you? The man who stepped in from nowhere, rescuing young Soul Kinare from the jaws of death with no more than a fleeting glance and a mysterious silence. Millennium didn’t need to speak that day to change the course of Soul’s life forever. But who is he, really? That, my dear reader, is the riddle at the heart of it all.

Some say he’s a relic of a time long past, a man who’s seen too much of the world and now plays its broken pieces like a game of chess. Others whisper that he’s more than human, something older, perhaps, with knowledge that no living soul should possess. And if you ask me, I’d say those whispers aren’t far from the truth.

What Millennium really wants, though, remains an enigma. He watches the world with a cool detachment, always a few steps ahead, always pulling strings from the shadows. When he saved Soul from the gallows, it wasn’t out of mercy or kindness—no, no. Millennium doesn’t operate on something as pedestrian as morality. There’s a deeper game at play here, and Soul Kinare? Well, he’s just one of many pieces on Millennium’s board. What makes him different is that Millennium chose him to be more than a pawn. He sees something in Soul—something that could change everything.

A figure like Millennium doesn’t appear without reason. He’s the kind of man who sees potential where others see only ruin. He saw it in Soul, a boy on the brink of oblivion, and he gave him something far more valuable than life: a purpose. Millennium didn’t just save Soul from death—he set him on a path, though whether that path leads to salvation or destruction remains to be seen.

And let’s not forget his other role in this grand narrative. Millennium, with his cryptic knowledge and his eyes that have seen far too much, knows more about Leviathan than he lets on. It’s no accident that Soul stumbled into that abandoned workshop where Leviathan lay waiting. Millennium’s hand guided him there, though he’ll never admit it. He nudged fate, just enough to set things in motion. And now, as Soul wrestles with the intoxicating promises of power, Millennium watches from the shadows, his motives inscrutable.

But here’s where it gets interesting. Millennium didn’t just rescue Soul to be a passive observer. Oh no, that’s far too simple. He has his own agenda, a plan that stretches far beyond Soul or even Coruntia itself. And while Soul sees him as a savior, one who plucked him from the jaws of death, you have to wonder—what does Millennium want in return? Because make no mistake, a man like him doesn’t give without expecting something back.

There’s an edge to Millennium’s calm, a sharpness beneath the surface. He’s a man who plays the long game, and if Soul is caught in his web, well, that’s just part of the plan. Does Soul even realize it yet? Or is he too blinded by the promise of escaping his wretched fate to see the strings Millennium has attached to him?

Millennium’s true nature is wrapped in riddles and contradictions. He’s a man who seems to stand outside the bounds of time, watching, waiting, and perhaps even orchestrating the events that will shape Coruntia’s future. His role in Soul’s story? It’s far from over. Because a man like Millennium doesn’t just disappear. He lingers, like a shadow at the edge of every decision, every step Soul takes. And you have to wonder—when the time comes, will Millennium step in once again? Or will he let the world burn just to see how the game plays out?

Ah, but that’s the beauty of Millennium, isn’t it? He’s a mystery even I, the teller of this tale, can’t quite unravel. But one thing’s for certain—Millennium isn’t finished with Soul Kinare. Not by a long shot.