Michel Forte walked carefully through the corridor of the old castle, concerned about the possibility of bumping into something in the darkness. Who would have thought that a simple business trip would lead the maestro of villainy to stumble upon the piece of architecture that had stayed standing after all this time? Abandoned, but still standing. But if the castle was abandoned…where was that music coming from? Michel raised an eyebrow before quickening his pace, drawn to the melody floating through the halls. An eerie, depressing melody, and if Michel wasn't mistaken…it was being created by an organ. A soft light spilling through two large doors cut through the darkness, and Michel hesitated before stepping inside. The music immediately stopped, and a confused look crossed Michel's face as he saw the room was empty, save for the lit fireplace in the corner. Michel's confusion was quickly replaced with awe as he laid eyes on the towering organ that completely covered the far wall, the pipes and keyboard covered in dust and an atmosphere that seemed almost gloomy. Michel cautiously went over to the organ and drew a sharp breath, amazed by how well the organ had lasted in such an old and decrepit castle. Michel brushed off some off the dust before laying a finger on a key to test how it sounded.
"Stop that." A voice snapped, sounding almost bored, and Michel jumped back quickly.
"Who said that?" Michel asked, eyes darting around.
"I did."
Michel looked up and his jaw dropped as he saw that the organ had a face, a face looking back at Michel with its lip curled in a look of distaste.
"You're…an organ?" Michel asked, "And you're alive?"
"Yes." The organ replied flatly, clearly showing that it had no real interest in the conversation.
"And it was you who was playing that beautiful song?" Michel continued, and the organ perked up a bit.
"My latest masterpiece." The organ replied with a proud but thin smile, "I am Maestro Forte, ex-court composer." Michel raised an eyebrow at the short flash of anger to cross the organ as he said the word 'ex', before a smirk spread on his face.
"Well my name is Michel Forte." Michel introduced himself with a short bow before his smirk widened, "But most simply refer to me as 'The Music Meister'."