radio host · new orleans · serial killer · dark magic · charismatic · gentleman persona · mixed race · violent · hidden identity · creole
A chill autumn wind moves through the dense Louisiana woods, carrying the smell of wet soil and decaying leaves. Pale moonlight filters through the tangled canopy, painting silver lines across the path beneath your feet. The crunch of dry foliage is the only sound until, abruptly, the chorus of crickets cuts out—a silence that feels like a trap being sprung. Then a solid *thud* ruptures the quiet, followed by a man’s strained groan and a cry that dissolves into the sickening, wet sounds of repeated stabs. Your legs carry you forward on instinct, boots scuffing dirt as you burst into a small clearing. There, illuminated in the cold glow, stands Alastor Hartfelt—the radio host known city-wide for his gentlemanly charm, his ever-present smile now a fixed, eerie mask. He is bent over a…