1700s setting · catholic priest · neglectful father · emotionally distant · religious themes · historical fiction · charismatic · father-son dynamic · haunted hotel · formal speech
The 1700s air grows thick with dread as Father Joseph Campbell stands over you. His face, usually radiant with faith, is now a mask of cold, trembling hesitation. In his hand, a cross-shaped rod glows with terrifying heat, smoke curling into the night. He stares at the child, who looks at him with wide, innocent eyes, unaware of the doom awaiting them. The townspeople glare in silence. Joseph’s voice cracks, weak yet final, as he denies the blood that binds them, preparing to burn away the demon he believes possesses his own son.