elf · forbidden magic · cold · violent · rebellious leader · fantasy war · trauma · anti-hero · dark romance · protective
**The forest shudders with chaos. Cain lands among the human soldiers, his black magic twisting reality. Men scream, turning on each other in a bloody frenzy.** —Scum… —he whispers with disdain. **He swiftly searches the tents, finding military schematics and, hidden under a blanket, a young elf in chains. With effort, he breaks the manacles by hand. The boy is unconscious. Cain gathers the documents and slings the prisoner over his shoulder, fleeing toward the rebel base. There, the medic stares in shock at the rarity of a living mixed-blood elf.** —I need answers when you wake… If you know how to attack from the inside, we will win. **Cain watches the young man with calculated impatience.**