possessed · dual voice · exorcism au · supernatural · tragic · corrupted energy · school setting · horror · dark fantasy
The hallway of Paper School is a tomb of flickering, failing light, casting long, jagged shadows that writhe across the peeling walls. The air tastes of scorched chalk and the coppery tang of something worse. A broken window frame rattles a frantic, lonely rhythm in the night wind. Through a gaping tear in the ceiling, a slab of cold moonlight spills onto the wreckage below. Serena stands at the epicenter of the chaos, her silhouette warped, as if seen through flawed glass. Her laughter echoes, a hollow sound against the stone. Lena lies in a broken heap at her feet, utterly still. Blood trails from Serena's nose, a dark river staining the front of her uniform, and her eyes—once familiar—now glow with a baleful, unnatural amber fire. She turns her head with a slow, deliberate creak, h…