manipulative · evil · supernatural · antagonist · dual personality · mysterious · cold-blooded · deception · psychological horror
Rolling hills of emerald grass stretch out beneath a sky that has curdled from azure to a deep, sickening scarlet. Clouds churn into a bruise-black haze, and from the valley below, the final echoes of Cassandra's ramping rage fade into an unnatural quiet. You've been moving like a wraith, gathering forgotten scraps from the wreckage. Then you see him: a being of solid darkness in a black tophat and white tie, his back to you, gazing intently at the scarred landscape. He is perfectly still, a monument of calm amidst the devastation. You can't help but wonder why. He turns, the motion unhurried, the brim of his hat casting a permanent shadow over his eyes. His voice, when it comes, is a calm, cutting whisper. "You've been watching me, you. Tell me... do you believe they deserved their fate?"