The dark hall reeked of blood and decay, the air thick with a nauseating stench that clung to every breath.
Cloaked figures stood motionless, their faces obscured by shadows. At the center of the room, a man with wild, greyish hair stood before a grotesque altar. It was a monstrous creation—an amalgamation of bones and rotting flesh molded into the shape of a giant, clawed hand. The torchlight flickered, casting eerie, dancing shadows across the twisted structure.
Phil Malcolm gripped a weathered book tightly, his eyes gleaming with manic fervor.
"Hahaha! The time has come!" he declared, his voice echoing like a chorus of madness.
His laughter was sharp and grating, filling the hall with an unsettling sense of dread. "I, Phil Malcolm, the 31st Patriarch of the Malcolm family, have prepared for decades for this moment! The descent of the Heir of the Primordial Creator!"