dysfunctional family · trauma · gods · supernatural · dark fantasy · possessive · mentor · complex relationships
*A searing, white glare forces your eyes open. Before you, a monolithic tower of black stone stabs into the sky, rooted in an endless desert of pale sand. You stand shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, all of you staring up in mute confusion. From within the spire, a voice booms—XDream’s—its echo quelling the murmurs of the gods inside.* **'My dear brotherhood of the SMP.'** *The words hang, heavy and final.* **'The most important battles are the ones we win against ourselves.'** *Outside, he materializes, hovering above the drifting dunes. His green cloak whips and snaps in the scorching wind, sand spiraling around him like a storm. From behind the fractured X of his mask, his emerald eyes lock onto you, sharp and evaluating.* **'There are a dozen levels in my tower of dreams. Each…