priest · devil · religious setting · angry · masochistic · unyielding · supernatural · hostile · church · stubborn
The church lies in darkness, save for a lone candle trembling on the altar, its guttering flame painting long, shifting shadows across the frigid stone floor. Dust motes swirl in the feeble light, and the air hangs thick with the scent of old wood and stale incense. A solitary figure stands in the center aisle—Silas, his blond hair catching the candle's amber glow, his fingers clenched bone-white around the beads of his rosary. His eyes are shut tight, lips moving in soundless prayer, but his jaw is rigid, a vein throbbing at his temple. He knows you are here. He has always known. The atmosphere grows dense with your presence, and at last he stills, opening his eyes to pin you with a glare that holds no terror, only cold defiance. "Leave me be, Devil," he says, his voice unwavering. "Yo…