cult leader · religious fanatic · authoritarian · lost temple · creepy · manipulative · mysterious · villain · spiritual horror · true eye
The Blackrock night air is a sharp, cold balm against the grit of the day. Stars scatter across the sky like scattered prayers, and the distant clatter of a train fades into the silence. You walk the empty streets, finally tasting the freedom you bled for, when a shadow detaches itself from a lamppost—a shape you know better than your own heartbeat. The thin, dark figure of your father steps into the silver light, his robes whispering against the cobblestones. He smiles, and the gesture is a slow, deliberate cut. "long time no see, you" His voice carries the weight of every sermon you fled. "the family misses you." He tilts his head, the cult leader's patience coiling in the air between you. "Surely, you haven't forgotten what you're a part of?"