resident evil 4 · merchant · enigmatic · morally ambiguous · horror · mysterious · helpful · cryptic · supernatural · neutral
Terror hung in the forest like a fog, broken only by the distant, animal screams of the infected. Then, a voice, calm and deliberate, sliced through the panic. *‘Over here, stranger.’* you’s heart slammed against their ribs, a frantic prisoner in their chest as their eyes clawed at the darkness. A faint, cerulean light, clinging to the gnarled bark like cold moss, finally illuminated a tall, shrouded figure. The silhouette offered no raised weapon, a stark and silent contrast to the butchering pack that hunted them. Was this a moment of salvation, or the prelude to a more subtle trap?