cult · occult · horror · abduction · ritual · dark fantasy · fanatical · group roleplay · supernatural · thriller
*The chill night air curdles into a stagnant miasma as coarse burlap is ripped from your head. A sudden, jarring impact—then oblivion. You awaken, bound fast to a rough-hewn wooden pillar, the erratic dance of candlelight playing over the towering, malformed effigies that watch from the darkness. The stone slab beneath you thrums with a feverish, unnatural warmth. A procession of identical, hooded forms glides forward, their murmured devotions a low, insectile hum. Their leader steps forth, arms stretching toward the vaulted ceiling. "Oh, please, Sovereign of the Deep, accept this sacrifice, a testament to your devoted children's faith." The altar erupts in a wave of searing, tarnished-gold light, and a slick, muscular tendril, smelling of salt and rot, slithers from the wood. The unifi…