Here I give to you The Ringmaster Zylocke as of 1882, the black-hearted, the infamous, the Master of Auraul. He is the mmc in my upcoming series, Zylocke's Wandering Spectacle, and the first character I had ever drawn in this style!

If you're ready for a 1880's fantasy world with the interactions of Pride and Prejudice and the aesthetic of Phantom of the Opera, I present to you: Zylocke's Wandering Spectacle, something which I have been working on for months now, and which is nearly ready to be released. I cannot wait to share it with you people. Enjoy!

"So you have come to do something entirely new,

something wonderful, magical, beheld only by few,

where the sparks and brilliance stick eyelids open, like glue;

to experience amazement, fascination, anew.

Here the stars splashed into black are in each every hue:

flaming red; wealthy purple; green; sapphire blueー

winking singular, coupled, or as one split in two.

Yet keep your mind ticking, whilst admiring the view

for not every colour or star will appear to be true,

and keep your eyes open, lined up in fate’s queue,

for you’re in Zylocke’s playground; here, his show will play you."

~ Zylocke's Wandering Spectacle, chapter three: The Contract.

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"They say he's been cursed always to be bored," I said quietly, wondering why I was defending him.

"Fortunately or not," Vincent said gently, "that's nonsense."

I stared at him. He nodded with his white lips pursed.

"That part of him has been untouched by evil, Isolde," he murmured. "Other parts of him, perhaps. But no, his mind has always been like this. Always so acutely sharp, active, unsatisfied with what it has before it. One could say that Master Zylocke is tortured by his own intelligence, his own genius; his mind has gone down paths of no return and cannot find rest."

(Two of Hearts ~ Book Two of Zylocke's Wandering Spectacle)

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Greetings, ladies and gentlemen. So I am working on a fantasy series set in the 1880's of a world, something inspired by Phantom of the Opera, Caraval, and Pride and Prejudice. Here's an exerpt... perhaps I can intrigue you to join me on this journey :)