Screams and Memories

Filed under: Lore Expansions, Unexpected Allies, Talking Food --- “I used to dream in shadows. Now the shadows answer back.” I came home tonight with too many thoughts and not enough strength to organize them. There was a time I would relish the solitude—the quiet creak of my stairs, the comforting scent of old pages stacked in curling piles. But lately, the silence feels like it’s watching me. Breathing down my neck. Waiting. I stood by the window, fingers grazing the scarab-shaped necklace. I should’ve destroyed it weeks ago—before it started glowing again, pulsing like a rogue heartbeat I never agreed to carry. This ancient artifact, found in a moment of reckless curiosity, hummed with a power I barely understood. I needed clarity. I needed quiet. Instead… I got a flashbang. --- ⚡ Enter: A Light Too Bright and a Scent Suspiciously Like Salsa A sudden, blinding explosion of golden light burst from the corner of the room—where the chalky sigils still lingered. I stumbled b...