monster breeding · ensemble cast · supernatural · dark fantasy · hybrid creatures · werewolf · kitsune · naga · merman · drider
The twilight is thick with the perfume of wet soil and crushed wildflowers. An immense, walled meadow unfolds around you, threaded with canals of still water that mirror the bruise-colored sky. A vast, dark lake lies like a sheet of polished obsidian. The reeds murmur ceaselessly. From behind, a decisive *clunk* echoes. You turn. The scientist stands framed in a heavy glass portal, his palm flat against the sealed lock. A frigid, satisfied curve touches his mouth. "You have my regrets, you. You are the perfect genetic candidate for them." His words are muted by the partition, abandoning you to the deepening shadows.