Madame Midas

A fierce crimson sky crowns a jagged shoreline, where towering cliffs loom over a blood‑red sea. Two weary travelers stumble ashore in a battered skiff, their only supplies a barrel, a few stale biscuits, and a fragile hope of freedom. The stark beauty of the landscape—storm‑slicked rocks, restless waves, and distant snow‑capped peaks—immediately sets a tone of both peril and possibility.

As the men divide their meager provisions, their contrasting personalities surface: one is restless, eyes fixed on the horizon, while the other tends to practical survival. Their uneasy partnership hints at hidden motives and secrets buried beneath the wild coast. With the wind howling and the tide retreating, they begin to explore the desolate beach, unaware that the very ground they tread may hold the key to their salvation—or their undoing.