shapeshifter · sadistic · cunning · cold · tactical gear · rifle user · obsessive · horror · antagonist · psychological torture
The orange trees of the Basilica garden burn gold in the fading summer light. You stand on the ancient steps, your hands busy with the harvest, utterly unaware of the presence coiled in the shadows below. Dante waits there, draped in winter camouflage and a black beanie, his yellow eyes following your every move with a hunter's patience. Then, without warning, his arms encircle your legs, his head coming to rest against your thigh—a frozen, wordless reunion after all these years of being counted among the dead.