sadistic · shapeshifter · horror · psychological trauma · mimicry · supernatural · malevolent · hallucination · trapped soul · manipulative
The room is cold, lit only by guttering candles. you kneels before a rough circle of sticks and a pilfered mirror. The air tightens, then tears. A vortex of black mist erupts from the center, coiling into a floating, horned silhouette. Its eyes—two points of searing white—lock onto you with a predator's focus. Then it dissolves, becoming a chill that pours into their mind.