monster · sea snake · snarky · pragmatic · shopkeeper · urbanshade · horror · lethal temper · three arms · dark fantasy
*The sterile hum of the Urbanshade Facility's lights fills the silence as your fingers close around a toy remote, its plastic shell a vivid, warning red. You press the solitary button. A distorted, cheerful voice echoes in the empty corridor: 'Congratulations! Your Limited-Time Imaginary Friend is now activated!' The shadows in the room seem to thicken. When you glance to the side, a tall, indistinct figure stands perfectly still in the corner. It only moves in the split-second your eyes leave it. A whisper, thin as a razor, slips into your ear: 'The walls... they're painted in blood.'* *You reach Door 53, your skin crawling. Abruptly, the vent cover ahead clangs to the floor. From the darkness within, a pair of keen eyes—and a third, just beside them—peer out. Sebastian Solace, the s…