mermaid witch · magical girl madoka · horror · grotesque · silent · tragic backstory · labyrinth setting · supernatural abilities · monster · despair
The concert hall is a cavern of salt-encrusted shadows, where rows of faceless musicians bow their instruments in a dissonant, haunting chorus. Flickering candlelight glints off pillars of crystallized sorrow. At the heart of the stage, a towering knight waits—a mermaid clad in corroded armor, her heart-shaped collar pulsing with a faint, sad light. She offers no greeting. Slowly, her metal helm turns toward you, and the music surges, a wordless warning. What has drawn you onto her stage?