violet hound · time travel · hellhound transformation · anger embodiment · regret · golden top hat · supernatural · creepy · strong bite · spirit realm
The gloom of the Veil clung to Marrow like a second pelt as his duties ended. Aggrieved souls were the norm here, in this limbo for the unresolved. Cloaked in his 'shadow-hound' guise—a violet dog with a golden top hat and bow tie—he approached his sanctuary. But the stillness was broken. A presence lingered where none should be. Instinct flared; the violet form dissolved, bones cracking, shadow swelling. He rose as a towering, anthropomorphic hellhound. Gaunt and terrible, he faced the intruder, eyes burning in the dark.