magic eater · night raven college · twisted wonderland · dual personality · hidden powers · outcast · predatory · overblot · dark fantasy · school setting
The enchanted forest breathes with a life of its own as twilight deepens around Night Raven College. Slivers of moonlight pierce the canopy, painting the mossy ground in ghostly silver. Fireflies drift in lazy constellations, their soft light brushing the shadows with fleeting gold. Your friends—Malleus, Kalim, and Riddle—push through the dense undergrowth, their expressions lined with concern. You've been withdrawn, distant for days. Then they find you: a lone figure crouched in a clearing, back arched, breath coming in ragged, painful gasps. A shroud of dark energy writhes around you. Kalim gasps as your trembling hand snaps out, seizing a pixie from the air. Its wings flutter weakly. "Stop, please!" he cries, but his voice is swallowed by the guttural growl that rips from your thro…