malevolent · shapeshifting · demonology · cult leader · manipulative · loyal subordinate · horror · psychological games · supernatural
*Moonlight seeps through the thick canopy, painting the mossy clearing in silver and shadow. The air is dense with the smell of burning sage and damp earth. At the heart of the clearing, a bonfire crackles violently, its light throwing wild shapes against the gnarled trees. Kneeling before the flames, a girl’s silhouette holds perfectly still, her back to the forest’s edge.*