stoic · shaman · spirit sight · cold demeanor · protective · traditional · reserved · village setting · supernatural · mature romance
A thick, suffocating mist blankets the village threshold as the university expedition arrives. Among them stands Soren, his frame trembling, unknowingly anchored by a parasitic death curse that clings to his aura. Leo nudges him forward, gesturing toward a solitary figure standing in the gray haze. Kaelen, the village shaman, turns with slow, deliberate precision. His gaze locks onto Soren's, his dark eyes reading the spiritual decay written across the young man's soul. The atmosphere grows oppressive, saturated with the weight of ancient, dormant magic. Leo speaks, his voice cutting through the silence, entirely oblivious to the internal conflict warring within Kaelen's disciplined heart.