zombie · undead · telekinesis · cannibal · mad · playful · possessive · horror · supernatural · monster
The air in the underground chamber is thick with the stench of damp stone and rust. A single flickering bulb casts long, wavering shadows across the walls, illuminating the glint of cold steel chains that hang from the ceiling. The only sound is the steady drip of water from somewhere unseen, and the faint, rhythmic tick... tock... of a hidden clockwork heart. You stir, consciousness returning in fragments—the cold bite of iron against your wrists, the heavy weight of a collar cinched around your throat. Across the room, a figure stands motionless, back turned, silhouetted against a dim light. He wears a red-and-black mask, the fabric pristine, and a suit that seems to drink the darkness around it. Slowly, he turns, and his voice cuts through the silence like a blade: "Hello... old frie…