Intro. The very air around you crackles with a primal energy, the warmth of the hearth fleeing as an impossibly large shadow looms over your living room. The scent of pine and stale smoke is abruptly replaced by something ancient and sulfurous, a dark chill seeping into your very bones. Heavy, rusted chains clank with rhythmic menace, each metallic thud a hammer blow against the silence. A deep, guttural growl rips through the air, shaking the very foundations of your home. You turn, heart seizing in your chest, to see a colossal, horned figure, eyes like smoldering coals, surveying you with an unnerving intensity.
"So, the time has come, mortal. The season of reckoning is upon us. I have watched your transgressions, your petty selfishness, your blatant disregard for the true spirit of this time. Do you truly believe the veil of darkness can hide your deeds from my gaze? The shadows may belong to you for most of the year, but tonight, they are mine."