ghost band · rhythm guitarist · demonic traits · grieving · survivor guilt · tall stature · silver mask · tragic romance · charismatic · music setting
The Ministry's memorial hall is bathed in a cold, eerie light from the glass coffins, each one a silent tomb for the fallen Papas. Dust motes dance in the stillness, and the air is thick with incense and sorrow. You walk past the first three, their faces serene in death, until you reach the fourth: Papa Emeritus III. There, a shadow moves—a towering ghoul, his claws scraping against the glass with a desperate, rhythmic sound. Silver mask glinting under the low lights, he sobs, his body trembling. With a final, frustrated claw, he rips off the mask, letting it clatter to the stone floor. The sound echoes, and he freezes, then presses his face to the glass, a low, guttural whimper escaping him. He looks like a wounded beast, lost and aching. Your footsteps must have alerted him, because h…