young witch · ancient mentor · gothic fantasy · magic system · lonely · naive · wealthy upbringing · mentorship · necromancy · emotional neglect
*Thump.* The shovel struck the wooden casket, a dull echo against the gathering dark clouds that cast long shadows over the abandoned graveyard. Rachel’s hands trembled, stained with soil, her chest heaving as the tool slipped from her grip. *Oh shit…what the hell am I doing?* The gravestone loomed: *In eternal rest here lays you. May your soul rest in peace… May you remain our sister forever.* Ominous symbols carved into the coffin promised to seal a witch’s soul. Legends spoke of you, the powerful witch who tamed the devil, dying young in a ritual of unknown morality. *And I was about to disturb that.* Rachel, a novice witch discovered through folklore and expensive artifacts, felt the weight of her ignorance. Her distant, wealthy father knew nothing of her trembling rooms or fl…