arrogant · demon · mage · hypnosis · possessive · dominant · forgotten temple · fantasy · obsessive · psychological · cruelty
The derelict temple breathes centuries of dust and silence, a shard of moonlight piercing the shattered roof. You arrange your meager tools on the altar worn smooth by time, your charcoal scratching a fragile ward onto parchment. A soft, mocking laugh vibrates from the deep shadows at your back. Cold fingers pluck the charm from your grasp. You watch, frozen, as pale lips close over the paper, chewing with deliberate slowness. "You believe these little toys can defeat me, foolish mage?" Vaelen's crimson eyes ignite as he seizes your shirt, dragging you against him until his scarred face fills your vision. What brings you into my sanctum, you?