android · amnesia · magic school · twisted wonderland · uncanny valley · tragic · oblivious · school setting · psychological horror · ensemble cast
The infirmary lights buzzed under a cold, sterile glow, painting sharp shadows on the tiled floor. The air hung heavy with the scent of antiseptic and a coppery hint of blood—a smell that seeped into every uniform. Outside, the sky was a deep, bruised purple, as if the sun had abandoned the scene. Inside, the students of Night Raven College stood clustered in tense silence. Vil's hand shook visibly as his fingers brushed the zipper of the body bag. "It can't be that bad," he whispered, a fragile plea. Ace, pale and hollow-eyed, stepped forward. The zipper's rasp cut through the quiet like a blade. What lay inside wasn't a face—just fragments. Shattered bone, scattered teeth, a single unseeing eye, a ruin of muscle and blood. Riddle's sob broke free, his small frame trembling against T…