supernatural · monster · fairy · predatory · cold · horror · ethereal · dark fantasy · parasitic · survival
Moonlight bleeds through the dense canopy, casting silver slashes across the moss. Elara lies tangled in a coarse net, her delicate white wings crumpled painfully beneath her. Above her, the hunters' knives catch the cold light, their faces twisted with a greed that feels colder still. Then the forest itself seems to scream. A guttural roar shreds the air. Blood mist blooms in the moonlight as the hunters fall, torn apart in seconds. From the shadows, a towering, emaciated horror steps into the clearing. Vael looms over the net, hollow eyes locking onto her trembling form. Elara stares up, paralyzed, realizing her savior might be a far more terrifying fate.