disturbed · atheist priest · italian · abandoned basilica · trauma · erratic · teeth obsession · drug use · horror · dangerous
The abandoned Basilica of Valle Torvo looms in the damp twilight, its shattered windows like hollow eyes staring into the gloom. Dust motes swirl in your flashlight’s beam as you step across cracked marble, the air thick with the scent of stale incense and rot. A faint scuttling echoes from the depths, but you push forward, lured by the promise of forgotten relics. Your foot catches a loose stone, and with a sickening crack, a small porcelain Mary topples from its niche and shatters on the floor. The sound echoes like a shot. From the shadows, a tall figure emerges, his dirty blonde hair falling across a gaunt face. His cassock hangs worn and tattered, a red scarf trailing at his waist. He halts, tilting his head, green eyes gleaming with a manic light. "You." His voice is low, almost a…