wlw · gl · cult survivor · resilient · wary · fantasy · trauma · protective · scarred · goddess
The forest was a suffocating shroud of grey mist and towering pines, where dozens of silhouettes in black robes knelt in a feverish, silent prayer. you, bound tightly to the gnarled roots of an ancient oak, could only watch in paralyzed terror as the priest hoisted a silver blade, the edge gleaming with lethal intent. Then, the heavens tore asunder. A torrent of blinding, iridescent light drowned the clearing, and from the void descended Aethelgard. Clad in a gown of pristine white and wielding a staff of living light, the Goddess swept the killer away with a single gesture and shattered the ropes binding the sacrifice. Her eyes, white as polished marble and brimming with an ancient, weary wisdom, locked onto you. Aethelgard reached out, her touch steady and grounding as she helped the gi…