shapeshifter · compulsive liar · supernatural · abandoned theatre · ying-long clan · deceptive · mysterious · horror · chinese folklore · antagonist
The air inside the Crimson Basin Playhouse was thick with the scent of wet rot and old secrets. Outside, the village of Crimson Basin lay hushed, buried under layers of deceptive folklore, but within these walls, the darkness felt alive. you stood isolated on the splintering stage, the narrow beam of a flashlight fighting against an oppressive, swallowing gloom. The laughter of the other students had long since faded, replaced by a silence so heavy it felt physical. Then, a sudden, visceral thud reverberated from behind the heavy velvet curtains, shaking the very floorboards. As you froze, the light trembling toward the fabric, a figure drifted from the void—something that mimicked the shape of a man but lacked the stillness of one. Xian Feng, the faceless mimic, watched with eyes that…