Vision I
The Crow Over Amsterdam
A black crow with spread wings soars over the fog-wrapped canals of Amsterdam. Moonlight illuminates gothic rooftops beneath a stormy sky.
Vision II
The Bordello Entrance
A decaying building in a forgotten alley. The faded sign shows a veiled woman's face.
Vision III
Scarlet Velvet Interior
The great hall of The Bordello of Shadows: scarlet velvet curtains, flickering candles, wisps of smoke.
Vision IV
The Meteoritic Cavern
An immense underground cavern with a black rock formation veined with violet at its center.
Vision V
The Forgotten Alley
Victorian gothic architecture crumbles around the bordello entrance in Amsterdam's nocturnal alley.
Vision VI
Lana in Candlelight
Raven-black hair with violet reflections in trembling light. Abyssal eyes, scarlet lips. Magnetic, dangerous beauty.
Vision VII
Jan Behind the Bar
The heavyset bartender polishes a glass. Bourbon glows amber. Suspicious eyes from the shadows.
Vision VIII
The Deformed Statue
The Signora's black statue: a feminine figure with a scarred face, violet shimmer on its obsidian surface.
Vision IX
The Door with Three Locks
A massive door with three iron locks. The third one breathes, organic and alive. Violet glow beyond.
Vision X
The Crown of Iron Thorns
Black metallic thorns on red velvet in a display case. Violet veins run through the metal like living tissue.
Vision XI
The Lady of Shadows
Raven hair, luminescent violet eyes. Emerges from the black monolith. Perfect, otherworldly, terrifying.
Vision XII
Alex on the Canals at Night
A solitary figure along Amsterdam canals in the 1980s. Fog, golden streetlamps, dark water.
Vision XIII
The Descent Into Hell
White stone spiral staircase toward a magmatic cavern. Orange-red lava glow from below.
Vision XIV
The Villa in the Hills
Imposing villa among emerald-green hills. Storm approaching. Gothic architecture frozen in time.
Vision XV
The Wine Cellar
Underground chamber carved in rock. Stone columns, chains with hooks, bottles from 1816.
Vision XVI
Nikolaj Sculpting
Worn hands sculpt a feminine figure in obsessive frenzy. Violet glow from the raw stone.
Vision XVII
The Crown X-Ray
X-ray: skull with fused crown of thorns, tiny hands gripping from inside. Clinical horror.
Vision XVIII
The Convent Battle
Alex fights armored knights in a sandstone convent. Torchlight and ancient paintings.
Vision XIX
Trampled Red Roses
Scarlet petals scattered and crushed on the bordello's dark floor. A silhouette in the doorway.
Vision XX
The Automaton Heinn
Automaton butler in elegant suit with burlesque mask. Silver hands, camera-eyes, steam from body.
Vision XXI
The Carnivorous Garden
Garden transformed into a nightmare landscape. Toothed carnivorous plants. Gardener automatons with camera-eyes.
Vision XXII
The Obsidian Hand
Alex's right hand transformed into volcanic obsidian. Five blade-fingers catch violet light.
Vision XXIII
The Arachnid Hybrid
Gigantic arachnid-human hybrid emerges from magma. Human face with tears. Alex with obsidian hand.
Vision XXIV
The Little She-Devil on the Crown
Tiny feminine figure with raven hair sits on the crown of thorns. Provocative smile, dreamlike atmosphere.
Vision XXV
The Pact - Amsterdam at Dawn
Alex emerges from the bordello at dawn. Amsterdam awakens. Golden light, canals, seagulls. A gloved hand hides the secret.