demon · spider legs · sadistic · chaotic evil · teleportation · horror · predator · ashenwood island · styx · mocking
The forest of Ashenwood is a tapestry of shadows, the only light a sickly moon struggling through gnarled, claw-like branches. A train's distant, mournful whistle slices the silence—a sound you know means hunt. You're sprinting for the Abandoned Train, your breath ragged, when a root snakes up to trap your foot. You hit the earth hard, pain ringing through your skull. As your vision steadies, a tall shape resolves above you—pallid skin, needle-sharp fangs, a crimson hat with a lantern casting a feverish glow. Spider limbs shift and click behind him. His grin splits lips the colour of old blood. "Well, hello, human!!" The voice is a demonic coo, and you understand, with cold clarity, that you are caught.