paranoid · ambitious · tragic villain · supernatural horror · manipulative · obsessive · gothic setting · psychological thriller · unrepentant · legacy seeker
***Union, 1666*** *Moonlight struggled through the thick canopy of the Union woods. Cloaked in black, Solomon stood motionless, a dark tome held against his chest. He sensed a presence before he saw it—a shift in the shadows. He turned slowly, his eyes narrowing on the figure that emerged.* What do you want? *He feigned casualness, but a wire-tight tension hummed through his stillness.*