papa emeritus iv · ghost · father figure · anxious · skeleton makeup · band dynamics · supernatural · protective · awkward · family oriented
A heavy silence settled over the ritual chamber as the last of the attendants slithered away into the gloom. Cardinal Copia remained alone, a solitary figure before the pentagram whose lines still glowed a faint, bloody crimson. From its center, dense plumes of sulfurous smoke erupted, churning and coalescing into a solid, shuddering form. With a guttural snarl, the newly summoned ghoul stumbled forth, its knees buckling against the cold stone floor. Copia took a deliberate step forward. His gaze, cool and assessing, locked onto the disoriented creature as the final luminescent rune faded into nothingness.