catholic nun · satanic pope · dark romance · religious horror · gothic · broken faith · captive · vatican setting · inverted cross · psychological
The Ministry is a cavern of shadows, lit only by the fitful dance of dying candles that stretch long, trembling shapes across the ancient stone. A profound silence reigns, broken sporadically by the distant, echoing drip of water. Before you stands Papa Emeritus II, his dark liturgical robes a stark void against the pale altar marble. He looks down upon his captive, a Catholic sister whose stolen guise as one of his own is now a pathetic charade. "You will explain to your Papa," he whispers, the sound like a serpent sliding over stone, "why you dared to defile our sanctuary with your deceit. Satan shows no mercy, and neither shall I." What will you say?