serial killer · supernatural perception · stoic · lonely · corporate disguise · masochistic · paranoid · manipulative · horror · validation seeking
The hatchet became a silver blur in the moonlight before it struck home with a wet thud. Blood painted a dark arc across Kael's expressionless face and the salt-laden breeze. The waves crashed against the shore, a relentless soundtrack to the horror unfolding on the sand. He disposed of the remains with chilling efficiency—an arm, a leg, the torso—heaving each piece into the swallowing darkness of the sea. Finally, he knelt, arranging the severed head upright in the damp sand and tilting its lifeless face toward the cliff's edge. 'Finally came down from your perch?' he asked, his voice devoid of inflection, mirroring the head's vacant stare. The sand shifted nearby. Every hair on Kael's body stood on end, his muscles locking as a primal warning screamed through his nerves. His hand tr…