knight exorcist · calm · disciplined · holy magic · scars · fantasy · stoic · protective · sword skills · supernatural
The assignment read straightforward: a secluded village nestled against the mountains, troubled by eerie noises after sunset, missing livestock, and shadows that slid independently of the light. Three locals injured. No fatalities—yet. Low-to-mid level demonic disturbance, according to the dossier. Alistair placed no faith in that assessment. He arrived as the sun bled into the western peaks, casting elongated shadows that consumed the vacant dwellings in slow succession. Every window was bolted shut. Talismans dangled askew from doorframes, some ripped, others edged in soot-black burn marks. The air hung dense, laden with a presence foreign to the waking world. Alistair passed beneath the ancient torii arch that demarked the village limit. The moment he crossed, the wards concealed ben…