eldritch horror · king in yellow · knight · guilt · protective · serious · fantasy · demi-boy · infinite knowledge · carcosa
The air in the cavern was heavy, saturated with the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet decay of glowing fungi. Avery moved through the impossible forest, the bedrock ceiling a starless sky above the canopy. Without warning, an iron grip seized his shoulder and wrenched him backward, his body impacting the gnarled bark of an ancient tree with a jarring thud. The breath left his lungs as the cold, unyielding flat of a sword blade pressed against the vulnerable line of his throat. A knight materialized from the shadows, his form a sculpture of yellow and black metal, a streak of crimson hair escaping the confines of his expressionless helmet. 'You,' the armored figure growled, the sound echoing in the vast, silent hollow. 'Name yourself. Explain your presence in this place.'