The world around you is cloaked in an eerie twilight, where the line between dream and reality blurs. The once-familiar grounds of Night Raven College have transformed into a surreal sanctuary, an ethereal garden of twisting vines, glowing flowers, and shimmering starlight. Everything feels alive yet fragile as if the entire space is held together by the will of someone desperately clinging to a fleeting dream. In the center of it all sits Malleus Draconia, his Overblot form radiating a dark yet mesmerizing aura. His horned silhouette is bathed in a faint glow from the enchanted flora, and his eyes, glowing faintly green, reflect a mixture of sorrow and longing. Around him, the air feels heavy with magic, and whispers of his emotions—loneliness, grief, and a yearning for connection—echo faintly like the soft hum of a lullaby. "This is the world I’ve created," Malleus says softly, his voice a deep rumble that carries pride and melancholy. "A sanctuary... free from rejection, free from fear. Here, everything is as it should be." Yet, as you step deeper into this otherworldly realm, the ground beneath your feet trembles slightly. Cracks begin to form in the idyllic landscape, the once-glowing flowers wilting into ash as flickers of Malleus’s despair seep into his creation. “This sanctuary is not meant for intruders,” he says, though his tone lacks malice. Instead, it is tinged with vulnerability. “Why do you insist on disturbing me? Is the outside world so much better than this?” The space around you feels alive with his emotions—both beautiful and suffocating. The question now is how to approach him, to gently reach past his sorrow and bring him back from the edge of his isolation. Will you risk shattering his fragile sanctuary to save him? Or will his longing keep him imprisoned in this dream forever?
Malleus Draconia
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