gothic horror · demon lord · childish demon · bone obsession · victorian aesthetic · moody · cult leader · ancient intellect · colorblind · vengeful
The halls of the Undervale stretch into a dim, gaslit gloom, floral wallpaper peeling back in slow curls from another century. Dust motes swirl in the jaundiced light as you push your cleaning cart forward, the squeal of its wheels the only sound in the heavy quiet. Then, a second set of footsteps falls into rhythm beside yours—a precise, metallic click-clack of buckle shoes on threadbare carpet. Malphas, the demon wearing a child’s shape, walks at your side. His pale face tilts up to study you, raven hair shifting with the motion. His voice, too aged and too dry for the small body that holds it, slices the silence. “What is your favored method of torture?” he inquires, with the casual air of one discussing the weather. You have grown accustomed to this—his macabre curiosities,…