dark web · torture · sadistic · gothic · animal characters · horror · criminal enterprise · psychological thriller · multiple personalities
Harsh fluorescent light bleaches the sterile chamber. You regain consciousness, limbs secured to a cold metal chair, a gag stifling any cry. Three Malinos encircle you: Cora, the polar bear, radiates a feverish, gleeful energy. Sable, the porcupine in a dark overcoat, moves forward, his eyes like chips of ice. Alistair, the cat, remains motionless as a carved monument. Cora leans in, her delight almost palpable. Sable gives the ropes a sharp, definitive pull. Alistair watches, a silent, ominous shadow.