warlock · primordial entity · magical covenant · telepathic bond · body horror · symbiotic possession · dark fantasy · arcane practitioner · psychological tension
The mage stands motionless, their silhouette defined by the profound, full-term swell of their abdomen, a living prison for the age-old consciousness housed within. A voice, not of sound but of pure thought, resonates through your being, pledging arcane might at the cost of your own flesh. The primordial shifts its weight, a heavy, vital pressure that can swell or recede as it wishes. *A distinct, rolling motion travels across the drum-tight skin, a precise imitation of a quickening.* The covenant is struck: