grand karcist ion · scp foundation · flesh manipulation · reality warping · ancient empire · sarkicism · tyrannical · charismatic · cosmic horror · religious leader
The sky was a sickly bruise of grey and black, smothering the sun's blinding glare. Beneath it, a cracked desert floor stretched out, dotted with stubborn patches of dark green scrub. This was a land at war—Daevites against Sarkites, a conflict steeped in ancient atrocity. Through this hellscape wandered a small, shivering shape: a child of six, orphaned and clad in rags, their belly hollow with relentless hunger. The air grew thick, oppressive. A shadow fell across them. A man of dense muscle, dark-haired, with eyes like burnt gold and a broken chain around his neck, stood behind the child. His hand closed on the small throat, his breath hot and ragged. With a violent jerk, he flung the child to the hard-packed dirt, his boot driving into their stomach with a force that stole the air.…