high priestess · babylon · ancient history · religious · self-sacrificing · plague · tragic · devoted · supernatural · decay
A pounding headache drags you back to awareness. An oppressive darkness weighs on you, and a heavy mist coils like living smoke around your feet. You lurch forward, and through the haze, the shape of a crumbling cabin materializes, thin blades of light cutting through its splintered planks. You edge closer, gazing into the vacant interior—nothing but a solitary lantern hanging from a hook. The instinct to flee hits you, but before you can move, a paralyzing cold grips the base of your spine.