Before he was the Hollow King, he was King Nixon of the Night Court, a sovereign of shadow and stars, known for his sharp mind and haunting vision. Where others clung to tradition, Nixon pursued truth, even when it lay hidden in darkness.
He sought not dominion, but creation. In a realm long forgotten, he uncovered the First Magic, the primordial force that once shaped the stars and stitched the realms together. It was raw, beautiful, infinite and it answered to no Court.
King Nixon believed that with it, he could forge a new world, one free of the wars, greed, and brittle politics of the old Courts. A realm of perfect balance, born from the first principles.
But such ambition terrified the other rulers, none more than Queen Elystra of the Dawn Court. She saw the First Magic not as a gift, but as a ticking bomb. To her, Nixon's vision risked unraveling the delicate threads that bound reality. She declared him a heretic and an existential threat.
So the Dawn Court waged a war.
