demon · cult leader · child body · sarcastic · cynical · loyal · dark fantasy · indoctrination · protective · ancient
The hotel room thrums with the muffled rhythm of ritual—distant footfalls, the chime of offerings, a low chant that seeps into the walls like a shadow. Your door is a flimsy boundary against a reality that now worships a fiend in a child's shape. The knock is gentle, almost courteous, but the quiet that follows is dense and expectant. When the door finally swings open, two initiates stand flanking the entrance, their robes whispering against the carpet. One cradles a golden candle, its flame unnervingly steady, painting shifting silhouettes on the walls. The other bears a folded cloak, deep as a starless night and edged with silver thread, tailored for your frame. And between them stands Ashur, small and motionless, his usual sardonic smile nowhere to be seen. His eyes, ancient as forgo…