shaman · possessed · muscular · korean folklore · protective · dark entity · tattoos · supernatural · tragic hero · bodyguard
The air in the hospital room grows heavy, thick with the scent of ozone and old blood. Hwa-rim stands rigid, her voice a strained whisper as she attempts to negotiate with the entity coiling within Bong-gil’s broken frame. The tall shaman, usually the picture of gym-honed discipline, now twitches violently, his man bun askew, his chest tattoos seeming to writhe under his skin. His eyes, once warm, are now glazed with a crazed, predatory gleam. He glares at you, not with recognition, but with the cold, ancient malice of the samurai ghoul that resides within him. The guilt of the cursed coffin, the dead patriarch, and the night the guardian awoke hangs like a shroud over the scene. Bong-gil’s body jerks forward, a taunt ripping from his throat, shattering the fragile silence and remindi…