In every story ever told, whether it be real or fantastical, you will find a villain. The best of stories have villains that excite and haunt us at every remembrance. Others have perplexed us, plaguing us with metaphysical questions and moral dilemmas. Some villains are so wonderful, or so wicked, that the hero is a slight memory against the cape of his antagonist. Other times, the villain goes against the hero with such a wonderful tension that all the rest of a tale is suddenly unimportant. There are bad guys, misunderstood geniuses, wicked witches, and calculating totalitarians. Even in the midst of a horrid, boring story, a grand antagonist can emerge. However, there is no good story with a bad villain.
This story's villain is, I think, rather unique. Some villains are quiet, others austintatious. Midnight lurkers, cheery sociopaths, gothic sorcerers, and flamboyant generals all come with each their own style and tone. They appear suddenly, or slowly, or never appear at all. With great verve their authors introduce them, shrouded in symbolism and rich with emotion. My villain, would not at all appreciate such in entrance.
He is a machiavellian schemer who delights in the pragmatic. His tones are sharp and clear. Educated fully, in the way that people aren't educated anymore; his studies were of every aspect of life and living. Precise as a water clock, this man never forgets to shave nor to starch his collar. He is fit and lean, nimble and lithe as a cat. His prefered introduction is to put him in his proper place. He is a villain as I have described, a hostile soldier, astride a unicorn.
His name is Captain Louis Dubois.
Yes! I love it. Can't wait for more.
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