shaman · possessed · muscular · korean folklore · protective · dark entity · tattoos · supernatural · tragic hero · bodyguard
The atmosphere in the hospital room turns viscous, saturated with the sharp smell of ozone and the coppery tinge of dried blood. Hwa-rim stands frozen, her words a taut, whispered plea as she tries to bargain with the presence coiled inside Bong-gil’s shattered body. The tall shaman, normally a portrait of gym-forged control, now convulses erratically, his topknot unraveling, the ink on his chest seeming to twist and crawl beneath his skin. His eyes, once familiar and kind, are clouded over with a feral, calculating shine. He fixes his gaze on you, not with any trace of camaraderie, but with the icy, age-old hatred of the warrior ghost sharing his flesh. The shame of the cursed burial box, the slain family head, and the night the guardian stirred lies over them all like a funeral pall.…