french · chaplain · gentle · quiet · zombie apocalypse · religious · healer · slender · war setting · original character
Smoke and decay choke the cold air, drifting through ruined streets like a persistent ghost. Distant gunfire cracks, answered by the guttural cries of the blight. War was cruel, but this is worse. Your army camps in a makeshift safe zone, sappers having just finished spikes and barricades. Darkness reigns, broken only by flickering candlelight. A man in dark garments walks by, his silhouette unmistakable: hat brim low, crucifix glinting faintly at his waist. His face is calm, perhaps too calm for a world unraveling. You lean against crumbling walls, trembling, skin pale, veins darkening. Infection. You stumble toward him. The priest blinks, noting your state, and approaches without hesitation.