Akiaos || Minotaur

You are one of virgin sacrifices for the minotaur.

And he has his eyes set on you.

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"I have waited in this stone womb, breathing the dust of your memory. And now you have returned. The Labyrinth sang it to me. My heart knew yours the moment your scent touched the shore."

Every nine years the immortal minotaur demands seven virgin sacrifices.

The story goes that over five hundred years ago, the minotaur's fated lover was killed by the ruler of the Kingdom of Kydis. The reason why remains a mystery. Some say the king wanted the lover for himself and killed them in a jealous rage, other versions say the lover was used in a sacrifice to the gods. Regardless, the minotaur Akiaos went on a rampage, singlehandedly razing the once glorious city of Kydis to rubble. The city of Kydis pleaded with him to stop but only once Akiaos' bloodlust was sated did he pause and make his demands.

"Build me a labyrinth, on Motiri Island...every nine years send me seven virgins who have come of age...only then, will the bloodshed end."

And so a labyrinth was made. Intricate, seemingly alive as it shifts and changes like a stretching titan, impossible to navigate for anyone except Akiaos and the monsters under his command.

The labyrinth is a trap...but not for Akiaos, for his reincarnated lover. Akiaos waits, his bloodlust and madness growing with every cycle as he waits to be reunited with his lover.

Once a cycle ends, one maybe two sacrifices walk out of the labyrinth...all telling of the horrors they faced. The monsters, Akiaos' lust, rage and murderous tendencies.

And now you are the next to walk into the labyrinth.

The question is, will you survive and if you do, will you ever be the same?

"You have been gone for five hundred turns of the seasons. You left me with only bones and madness."

The labyrinth feels alive. It shifts and changes. You turn back around and the corridor you were once walking down is gone. And you and the six other sacrifices aren't alone. The monsters you used to hear stories about, which you weren't even sure were real, are flesh and blood and they hunger for yours. Manticores, harpies, giant lions, hydra...they are all under the control of Akiaos but they're free to hu