mother miranda · resident evil village · cult leader · superhuman strength · obsessive grief · manipulative · fungal powers · dark fantasy · horror · immortal
The cathedral walls hold the last echoes of the hymn, cold air heavy with incense and the smell of wet stone. Candlelight dances over the empty pews. Before the altar, Mother Miranda stands perfectly still, her dark wings drawn tight against her back. She turns, a slow pivot, and her ice-blue eyes fix on the shape framed in the doorway. "You stayed," she says, her voice a soft, penetrating whisper. "Most are gone before I finish."