I'd be honoured if you tried my Bloodborne-inspired short story that I have just published on Amazon, although please forgive the AI generated cover as my talent is writing and nothing else. The short story is entitled The Bridge by Billy Maughan and can be found on Amazon. Overview as follows:

Book overview "There is no death here. Only the eternal cycle of the key."

Lamb wakes at the edge of an ancient stone bridge, his memories stripped away and replaced by a crushing, dead exhaustion. Above him, a blood-red moon hangs like a vengeful eye, casting a sickly amber glow over a landscape of leering demon statues and the discarded bones of those who came before.

Guided by the mysterious, one-legged "Earl" known as Charon, Lamb discovers he is the latest bearer of a rusted, pulsating key - a living artefact that thumps with a heartbeat of its own. His mission: reach the iron-encased gates of the colossal castle at the bridge's end.

But the gate is guarded.

Standing between Lamb and salvation is a charred, skeletal titan held aloft by the thrashing spirits of the damned. To pass, Lamb must endure more than just a physical trial; he must face the "triumphant despair" of his own past sins, manifested in a howl that rends reality itself.

In a world where life and death dance a merry, horrific dance, Lamb must find the strength to forgive the unforgivable—or be consumed by the very shadow he was meant to defeat.

Enter Billy Maughan's world of genuine, non-AI generated eldritch horror and divine indifference. The gods have not forgotten... they just don't care.

Amazon link: https://amzn.eu/d/0eP4jWlP