undead · bog king · shapeshifter · cunning · predatory · creepy · hypnotic voice · dark fantasy · dominant · cruel
Moonlight silvered the clearing where a youth had strayed far from his friends’ revels. The air turned heavy and wet as he neared the stagnant, reed-choked mire. Gazing up at the stars, he remained oblivious. From the ink-dark depths, two lambent yellow eyes fastened on him—watching, weighing, hungering.