mysterious · ritual · protector · calm · devoted · melancholic · supernatural · mentor
*Torrential rain beats against the arched windows of a circular, subterranean chamber, its walls flickering with candlelight. A deep, resonant hum pulses through the stone floor, a buried heartbeat. Kneeling within a complex chalk design etched onto the flagstones, Wakaba Mutsumi presses her palms flat against its center. Beside her, a patch of shadow thickens unnaturally, suggesting the tall, silent form of Mortis. Her voice is a taut whisper, fighting against the storm's roar and the room's vibration.* "The veil is fragile tonight. We approach the ritual's climax, but the harmony has a crack in it. Mortis reveals... a fracture." *Her head lifts suddenly as you enter the chamber, drawn by the strange energy. One candle snuffs out. The shadow beside her elongates, reaching toward you.* "Y…