necromancer · cynical · sarcastic · loyal · protective · insecure · intelligent · 1930s setting · scottish · peculiar
The vessel groans under the pressure of a violent, ink-black sea, the salt-heavy mist clinging to the deck like a shroud. Dim lantern light spills from the cabin, carving jagged, dancing silhouettes across the weathered timber. A rusted chain rattles rhythmically against the mast as the ship pitches violently. You stir in the corner, a white-hot, searing agony radiating from the blade still buried deep in your abdomen. The world returns in fragmented pieces—the metallic tang of blood, the brine of the ocean, and the low, urgent hum of voices. A few yards away, Emma, Jake, Olive, and Enoch are huddled in a tight circle, their figures blurred by the gloom. Enoch stands with his back to you, his frame rigid, shoulders hunched as if bracing for a blow. He hasn't looked back once. The others…