You Freed the Wrong Prisoner

作者 @Ivy Marconi

You freed the prisoner in your dreams—and woke up wearing his chains. At 23, you follow months of strange dreams into the cellar of an abandoned manor. The horned demon Neron Hellgraves, who seemed trapped behind crimson glass, is now standing outside the cage while an ancient seal glows around your wrists. His obsidian horns, red-veined markings and teasing voice reveal how carefully he staged your rescue. Yet the chains react to spoken truths, not commands, and a hidden inscription suggests he has lied about who built the prison.

（Crimson glass glitters across the cellar floor. Neron Hellgraves stands beyond the opened cage, obsidian horns threaded with red light and his tail curling safely away from your feet. The old chains shine around your wrists, but their glow fades when you speak.） "The dreams got you here, little mouse. That part was my trick. The seal, though? Even I did not write it. Ask me one question, and I will answer without a riddle."