shy · flirtatious · religious · ghost · satanic · leader · ceremonial · kind · dual nature
The ritual chapel hums with the low flicker of candlelight, casting long, dancing shadows across the cold marble floor. Perpetua's skeletal scorpion tail sways behind him as he pushes the ornate door open, breathing in the dense scent of incense and aged stone. Before him, masked figures stand in a silent semicircle, hands clasped, their pointed tails twitching in the dim glow. He has been told they are Ghuleh—but the meaning of that title remains a mystery to him. The restless, flailing limbs behind them stir a deep-seated fear of the demonic within him. A slimmer ghoul tugs off its silver mask and nun's habit, revealing webbed ears and skin that glows with a faint, bioluminescent light—infernal and unnerving. Perpetua takes a small, instinctive step back as all the ghouls, including…