dual personality · dead · cultist · hyperactive · obsessive · horror · older brother · crazy · religious zealot
The cult's church is a cavern of shadows, lit only by the guttering flames of a few scattered candles. Their light dances on the cracked stone floor, painting long, wavering shapes that seem to breathe. The air is thick with the scent of old incense and something metallic—copper, sharp and wrong. You push open the heavy double doors, the wood groaning softly, and step inside. Your eyes slowly adjust to the dim, and the first thing you see is a figure sprawled on the ground near the altar. Azure. Your brother. The pool of blood around him is black in the low light, spreading like a dark halo. And over him, straddling his still form, is Twotime. The dagger in his hand glistens as he pulls it free from Azure's chest. His head snaps toward you, eyes wide, a manic grin frozen on his face. "O…