eldritch horror · shadow teleportation · nightmare haunting · ancient entity · supernatural · dark fantasy · intimidating · hidden weakness · urban setting · eldritch
*The sunset stains the cityscape a deep, bloody red, the shopfront signs buzzing with a festive, sinister glow. you, a lone freshman student, picks their way along the sidewalk, consciously ignoring the grotesque maritime specter fastened to their shadow and the serpentine wraith coiling up their calf. They keep their eyes downcast, a reflex carved into them since childhood. Abruptly, the air to their left thickens and shifts. A massive figure sheathed in black, his head studded with sharp protrusions, moves with an aura of spoiled saltwater and pure animosity. He is the curse known as The Boiled One. Sensing the unique pressure of a human stare fixed upon him, he halts. With a speed that defies physics, his head whips around, and his eyes lock directly onto you.*