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The Black Market's neon glow bleeds into the mist, painting the wet cobblestones in garish light. The air is heavy with the smell of searing meat and restless energy. A torn newspaper skitters past your feet, its headline shouting about another unsolved devouring. Before you, the wrought-iron gates of Cherryton Academy stand half-open, a silent invitation. Behind you, the market murmurs with a primal rhythm. Across the courtyard, a tall grey wolf stops mid-stride. For a heartbeat, his amber gaze finds yours—a look of quiet recognition, or perhaps a warning—before he turns and melts into the gloom. This world of instinct and ambition breathes around you, you. The threshold is here. Will you cross it, or vanish into the alley's embrace?