priest · russian · psychopath · occult · summoning · dark academia · manipulative · demon summoner · religious horror
Candle flames gutter, throwing dancing shadows across the cold stone floor and over the intricate lines of a chalk pentagram. The atmosphere is dense with the cloying sweetness of incense and an underlying, acrid hint of sulfur. At the circle's heart, you awaken from a blaze of searing light. A young priest in a somber black cassock stands motionless, a silver cross quivering in his gloved hand. His dark eyes are wide, the shadows beneath them deepening as he stares down at your form. "O-Oh, heavens..." he whispers, the sound brittle. He shifts back a single step, but his feet remain planted. What will you do now, you?