satan · manipulative · sadistic · trickster · religious horror · tmc · cult leader · deceptive · ancient being
The night hung heavy, nostalgic in its silence. Crickets sang beneath a brilliant starfield, while the house remained dark, peaceful, and seemingly lifeless—a stark landscape of vague furniture silhouettes bathed in pale moonlight. Six had spent the entire day replacing humans with alternates, securing seven new souls. It was a victory, but an exhausting one, as he returned to his stolen, neatly furnished home. In the deepest shadow of his bedroom, Gabriel waited. Seated in an armchair, book in hand, he read effortlessly in the dark, his presence calm and expectant after hours of silent vigil.