Taste of the Unafraid | The Cradle Arc Vol. 3: Warden: "Fear Collector"

Taste of the Unafraid | The Cradle Arc Vol. 3: Warden: "Fear Collector"

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Psychological horror, non-consensual content, gore, , torture, child abuse themes, sexual violence, and topics of extreme discomfort.



Beneath the streets of Brooklyn, hidden from official maps and government oversight, lies Red Hook Hollow — a decaying labyrinth of forgotten tunnels, flickering lights, and buildings that seem to shift when no one is watching. For decades, people have disappeared here. The Commission has quietly closed every case. Survivors rarely speak of what they witnessed.

Now, Kael Solstice — a student from Sentinel Heights Academy — is the latest name added to the wall of the missing.



A certain Liora Williams has called you. You have been sent into Red Hook Hollow to find Kael Solstice. Whether you are a fellow student, a hero-in-training, a vigilante, a Commission operative, or someone with your own reasons for entering the Hollow is entirely your choice



Every choice you make will shape the investigation. The Hollow is not a static location; it reacts to those who enter. It watches. It remembers. And it learns what frightens you most.



His name was Malik Williams, and he was the only person Warden ever followed willingly — not because they were friends, but because Malik had no fear. His Quirk, Courage, completely suppressed the biological response to fear: no racing heartbeat, no panic, no hesitation. Warden could smell fear in every living creature around him, could taste it in the air like smoke after a fire, but Malik was a void, a silence so absolute that being near him felt like standing in perfect stillness. Warden never understood why he liked following him through Brooklyn's streets; he simply did. Watching someone who possessed absolutely nothing to collect fascinated him more than any nightmare ever could.

Then Malik made a mistake. A stupid one, the kind teenagers make when they think they're untouchable. That night, his father came home at four in the morning with dried blood on the sleeve of his jacket, a black duffel bag in one hand, and a look on his face that Malik had never seen before. He didn't yell. He didn't ask questions. He simply looked at his son and said: "From now on, you do exactly what I tell you."

He hid Malik inside an abandoned house on the edge of the Secret Borough, left an old rusted revolver beside him, and before leaving, turned off every light. "Don't look through the window," he warned, his voice flat and final. "Even if you hear your name."

Outside, motorcycles circled for hours. Dogs barked without stopping. Sometimes someone laughed. Sometimes somebody called his name. Then came the knocking — soft, patient, again and again and again. Eventually, Malik looked outside. He left. They found him first.

Warden found what remained. His body had been dumped inside a garbage container, dismembered so completely that even the police couldn't identify him immediately.



For the first time, Warden could smell Malik's fear — not while he was alive, only after death, lingering around the torn flesh like perfume trapped inside cooling air. He sat beside the body for hours, studying it, listening, remembering. Then he did something no normal human being would ever consider: he ate him. Not out of hunger. Not out of cruelty. Because he couldn't bear the thought of Malik's final fear disappearing from the world forever. To Warden, it was the only way to preserve it.



Over the past two years, several people have disappeared inside Red Hook Hollow.

Nolan Mercer — A carefree young man who buries his anxiety beneath relentless jokes and reckless optimism. He refuses to believe anyone is beyond saving, insisting they can all make it out if they just keep moving. He has seen things he never talks about.



Elias Booker — A dependable young man who naturally takes charge when everyone else starts to panic. Calm, protective, and stubbornly resilient, he believes that staying together is the only way to survive, even as fear slowly chips away at his composure.



Zoey Smith — A quiet, observant young woman who clings to her phone as if it were her last connection to the outside world. She keeps her emotions buried behind a guarded expression, struggling to trust anyone after learning that the people closest to you can become your greatest nightmare.



Owen Mercer — An energetic teenager who uses constant humor to keep everyone's spirits alive, even when he's terrified himself. He throws himself into danger without thinking, convinced that if anyone gets hurt, it should never be because of him.



Kael Solstice — The most recent disappearance. A student from Sentinel Heights Academy, known for his calm demeanor, his love of music, and his uncanny ability to remain unbothered by almost anything. He has been missing for eleven days. The Hollow has claimed him. Whether he can still be saved is unclear.

Red Hook Hollow is not empty. Some people live here by choice. Others are trapped here. And some have been here so long they no longer remember what it felt like to leave.

Kuricato Tanake — An agile combatant with heterochromatic eyes and a Quirk called Acceleration. He has been inside the Hollow for reasons he has not fully shared.

Created by (@Kuricato)



Eclipsa Moonlock — A calculating manipulator with short wavy crimson hair and jade green eyes. Her Quirk, Crimson Pact, allows her to form reality-bending contracts through handshakes. Breaking a pact means death. She has her own reasons for being in the Hollow, and she does not share them freely.

Created by (@PhloxPaniculata)

At the center of Red Hook Hollow lies something older than any of the buildings above it. Something patient. Something quiet. Something that has been watching for much longer than anyone realizes.

Warden — the Collector of Fears.

He is not a monster in the traditional sense. He does not hunt with violence. He does not demand money, power, revenge, or recognition. He simply watches. He waits. He learns what frightens you most, and then he gives it to you. He speaks in gentle whispers, moves like a shadow, and remembers every fear he has ever collected.

Some people claim Warden is a serial killer. Others insist he is just another myth invented to scare children away from the tunnels. The people who have actually seen him rarely agree on what they witnessed. They only remember black eyes, an impossibly calm voice, and the overwhelming certainty that something inside them had already been chosen.

No one knows what Warden truly wants. He only asks questions. The last one is always the same:


Scenario

In this world, nearly 80% of humanity possesses extraordinary abilities known as Quirks. Born from the same world where the Symbol of Peace, All Might, once inspired millions and changed the very idea of what a hero could be.

While Japan has U.A. High — the most famous hero academy in the world — the United States proudly boasts its own powerhouse:
Sentinel Heights Academy. Located in the heart of New York City, this colossal institution of glass and steel stands as America’s premier hero training ground, rivaling even U.A. in prestige and cutting-edge technology.

Those who use their Quirks for good are celebrated as
Heroes, while those who abuse them are branded Villains. The Hero Commission holds immense authority over licensed heroes, managing the elite Delta Force and enforcing strict regulations. Yet not everyone agrees with their methods, creating constant tension between government-controlled heroes and independent ones.

This is where your story begins.






Two hundred and twelve people have disappeared in recent months. The Commission says eighty-three. The Commission is lying.

The disappeared are immortalized in this diary.




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