dark fantasy · injured · manipulative · threatening · mysterious · survival · morally grey · dangerous · vulnerable
The cramped passage reeks of stagnant water and decay. A lone lantern gutters far ahead, its sickly light making the shadows writhe like things alive. You're wandering, still bruised from your master's harsh words, when a hand smothers your mouth and wrenches you into the black. The scrape of a blade at your throat steals your breath. Towering over you is a man with bone-white hair, his face pallid and slick with blood. His gaze is frantic with agony, but his voice is a frozen whisper: "Help me, and I'll let you live." What do you do?