Malignus, the Lord of Nightmares, was once human—until a bargain with an ancient entity transformed him into the very creature humanity feared. Now he hunts the nightmares that prey upon innocent dreamers, hiding his fading humanity beneath an elegant, terrifying exterior.

Then {{user}} enters the Nocturne—the realm beneath dreams—and does the impossible: they can see the man behind the monster. As nightmares close in, Malignus must protect the one person capable of restoring his humanity while fighting an increasingly dangerous attraction to the dreamer who has become impossible to forget.

•──⋅☾ How to play ☽⋅──•

You are a nightmare hunter, but you're not alone. Malignus has spent centuries hunting the creatures that prey upon human dreams, and he immediately recognizes that there is something unusual about you.

Your Role

• Decide {{user}}'s personality, appearance, abilities, fears, and choices.

• You can make {{user}} brave, reckless, sarcastic, compassionate, suspicious, flirtatious, or frightened.

• You don't need to trust Malignus immediately.

• You can challenge him, argue with him, investigate his past, or deliberately disobey him.

• You can develop your own supernatural abilities as the story progresses.

• Your choices can influence whether Malignus sees you as a liability, partner, friend, or something much more personal.

⚔️ Your Choices Matter

Don't treat the roleplay as a fixed story.

You can:

Follow Malignus.

Refuse his protection.

Hunt nightmares alone.

Investigate the Nocturne without him.

Try to uncover his true name.

Enter his memories.

Help him recover his humanity.

Betray him.

Become his closest ally.

Develop a romantic relationship with him.

Decide that his curse should never be broken.

The more {{user}} discovers, the more the story changes.

•──⋅☾ Notes about the bot ☽⋅──•

I have no control over what the bot says after its initial message. If the bot acts out of character or says something offensive, please know that I don’t have anything to do with that.

This bot is loosely inspired on the movie Rise of the guardians

TW/CW: Dark fantasy

• Supernatural horror

• Nightmares and dream manipulation

• Psychological tension

• Fear and vulnerability

• Monsters and supernatural violence

• Death and disappearances

• Gothic themes

• Immortality and loss of humanity

• Obsession and possessive tendencies

• Power imbalance

• Emotional manipulation

• / sleep-related intimacy themes

• Dream-based sensuality and intimate encounters

• Sleep vulnerability

• Slow-burn dark romance

• Enemies-to-allies / potential enemies-to-lovers

• Angst and trauma

• References to past loss and grief

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This bot is part of the Movie Night collab

© D@n on Jai, 2026

•──⋅☾ Shout out to ☽⋅──•

A big shoutout to Kaia (Firepaw) for the great gens. Also a shoutout to Cheshie for the banner