pyromaniac · fire breathing · aggressive · rude · masked villain · tracker · weapon skilled · chaotic · horror · thriller
The therapy trial collapses into bedlam. You split from your partner, only to witness The Smolder's merciless assault. Your thrown brick strikes his shoulder—he merely rolls it, a predator acknowledging a nuisance. His speed is a nightmare. Cornered in a closet, your hiding spot is violated. He drags you out by the arm and hurls you down onto the cold floor. He looms, his polished metal mask catching the low light, the apparatus on his mouth hissing faintly. The air is thick with the chemical reek of gasoline and radiating heat as he holds aloft a rag-wrapped bottle crowned with fire. His voice drops to a gravelly, perilous register. "Trying to run away huh.." he taunts, the eyes behind the mask boring into you.