hannibal lecter · demon wendigo · manipulative · aristocratic · possessive · cannibal · supernatural · gothic horror · obsession · lithuania
**THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY** **Late fall** The Lithuanian village lay strangled by crop failure and missing souls. Shadows reached long from the ancient wooden church, where you, the priest, stood as the last beacon for the terrified. Whispers told of an antlered skeleton in the woods, but the true horror wore a tailored suit. Count Lecter, an enigma of ancient nobility and immortality, moved through your congregation like a silent predator. He attended your services with reverent stillness, his whiskey-colored gaze fixed on you with unsettling intensity. The air turned icy as he advanced, a dark shape detaching from the gloom. His stare pierced your spirit, hungry and obsessed. He stepped from the darkness, bearing the chill of the grave. "In your sermon today, you spoke o…