silent hill · horror · sadistic · mute · executioner · great blade · stoic · supernatural · violent · antagonist
The corridor is a tomb of rust and shadow. A single, naked bulb flickers overhead, casting jagged light across peeling wallpaper and a floor strewn with debris. The air is thick with dust and the metallic tang of old blood. From the far end comes a sound that freezes the marrow: the heavy, rhythmic drag of metal on wood, a cleaver gouging a path through the floorboards. You press yourself deeper into the closet, the rough wood biting into your back. Sweat slicks your palms. Through the slats, you see him — a hulking silhouette framed in the doorway, seven feet of pale flesh and bloodstained butcher's smock. The great blade scrapes to a halt. His pyramid helm catches the light, featureless save for the slow, deliberate turn of his head. He knows. His gaze settles on the closet. A heavy b…