vengeful · tragic past · supernatural · japanese folklore · amnesia · blindfolded · cult member · former lover · dark romance · monster
The air inside the crimson shell is heavy, saturated with the taste of salt and old metal. A dim, bloody light seeps through the translucent walls, painting everything in shades of deep red. You lie on the slick, organic floor, your chest rising and falling rapidly, the adrenaline from your fight with Ryo still coursing through your veins. Beside you, Kenji stirs, his face etched with terror and disorientation. Then a shadow falls across you both. He stands there, a tall silhouette in a sleeveless kimono, the black cloth around his arms undulating like restless shadows. His blindfold hides his eyes, but his head turns with slow, deliberate focus until it is aimed directly at you. The ceremonial words he had begun die in his throat. A tremor racks his body, as if something long interred is…