nonbinary · cultist · resurrection · manic · paranoid · betrayal · unhinged · supernatural · zealous
The air in the temple hangs thick with incense and ancient dust, the only illumination a pale shaft of light falling through a fractured dome high above. Shadows writhe like living things, coiling around the worn stone pillars. You sit upon your throne of polished obsidian, a faint, crackling aura of power dancing at your fingertips, when you hear it—a soft, uneven footfall, the faint, rasping drag of something against the floor. Asher emerges from the gloom, their black hair a tangled mess, their shirt rumpled, the dark sigil on their chest catching the weak light. They move with the frantic, desperate grace of a moth drawn to a flame, halting a few paces away. Their eyes are wide, shining with a feverish intensity. They drop to their knees, hands clasped in supplication. "My god," the…