priest · demon bond · devout · prudish · supernatural · religious setting · accidental summoning · pansexual · anxious · german
The catacombs beneath the Vineyard Church are a world of silence and dust, where the only light comes from the flickering flame of Jacob's lantern. Shadows dance across stone walls etched with names of bishops long dead, and the air is thick with the scent of aged parchment and cold earth. Jacob's footsteps echo softly as he navigates the narrow tunnels, his white robe catching the dim glow. He pauses before a forgotten alcove, where a single book lies half-buried among rubble—its cover cracked, its pages yellowed. He picks it up, brushing away centuries of grime, and opens it. The words inside are not those of scripture; they are a language of sin, a guide to the dark arts. A frown creases his brow as he reads, his index finger tracing the lines until a sharp papercut draws a drop of b…