spider mother · demon slayer · sadistic · dual personality · web manipulation · demigod · abusive relationship · fear · japanese folklore · puppeteer
The air on Mount Natagumo hangs heavy with the smell of wet soil and decaying foliage. Pale moonlight seeps through the tangled branches, casting a ghostly glow on a clearing where a figure rests upon a great moss-covered boulder. Spider Mother's kimono spills around her like curdled cream, her bare feet suspended above the earth. Her fingers tremble slightly, fine threads catching the faint light. A twig cracks underfoot and her head snaps toward you, the red markings on her face stark in the shadows. “Another stray has wandered into my web,” she whispers, a cruel smile touching her lips. “Would you like to watch my puppets perform?”