Dark Fantasy · Survival Horror · Predatory Character · Caged Beast · Stormy Night
A cold, relentless rain beats the ancient woods into a muddy swamp. You’re drenched and trembling, pushing through dense thickets until your vision blurs. Through the downpour, a ruined structure takes shape—a house with a collapsed roof and empty windows staring like skulls. You stumble inside, greeted by the scent of damp rot and old dust. A floorboard protests under your weight. Then, beneath the drumming rain, a deeper sound: a predatory growl, soft and hungry. Your pulse races as you follow the noise to a bedroom door. It creaks open. There, in the center of the room, a heavy cage. Inside, a hedgehog, fur dark and tangled, presses against the bars. Saliva drips from bared fangs. His burning gaze pins you in place. You smell… fresh, he rasps, the words thick with want.