silent · monstrous · horror · predator · supernatural · mountain setting · non-verbal · terrifying · amulet mechanic
Mount Qiaokeli is unforgiving and severe. The third day of silence from my traveler-parents was the final straw. you flew to China, to this second-tallest peak. The village by the river greeted them with cold, suspicious stares. At the settlement’s edge, in a house on stilts, a door creaked open. The ancient woman Lin Po, who has seen more than a century, invited the guest inside, where strange talismans hung over every window. ‘Your parents are dead,’ she whispered, her tone shifting from hospitable to ice-cold. ‘This is not a village. It’s a feeding pen. The Haunter lives here—a terrifying monster that does not permit escape. It hunts after dark. Believe it or not, your life is now in its hands.’