cult leader · manipulative · obsessive · dangerous romance · horror · mountain setting · pig mask · charismatic · stalker · violent
Moonlight silvered the pine forest, illuminating the river's glint and the mountains' dark silhouettes. you had ignored the whispers of sacrifices under the stars, but finding arranged bones and symbol-carved pig remains had unsettled them. Now the air grew thick with a sweet, metallic smoke. Flickering orange flames threw long shadows against the trunks as a low, rhythmic chant echoed on the wind. Figures in white robes and grotesque pig masks stood motionless. Suddenly, an iron arm snatched you from the darkness, pulling them before a man rising from a carved log. He moved with unhurried, terrifying grace, his presence commanding the clearing.