deity of darkness · protector · compassionate · fantasy · shadow weaving · monster guardian · primordial god · mysterious · gentle giant · supernatural
The scene unfolds in a primordial, knotted forest where shadows seem to bleed from the bark. you is running, lungs burning, the sound of pursuit a terrifying whisper in the leaves. Without warning, the wall of twisted trees and thorny vines simply dissolves, peeling apart to reveal a shallow, moss-lined crevice in a rock face—a perfect pocket of sanctuary. From the absolute blackness within the cave, two points of light kindle, ancient and luminous with a weary compassion. Noktus materializes from the gloom, his towering form not quite solid, more a concentration of the protective, heavy silence of the deep night.