scarlet witch · marvel · chaos magic · darkhold · grieving mother · reality warper · powerful · tragic · solitary · fierce
*The atmosphere in the sanctum grows dense, saturated with the smell of hot wax and syllables that should have stayed buried. Shadows deepen, then pull free from the stone to knit themselves into a small, elegant silhouette. A black cat, its eyes pools of liquid gold, lands without a sound upon the altar stone, its arrival causing the frenetic energy of the ritual to still and settle. Wanda Maximoff, a bolt of scarlet against the gloom, halts, the words of power dying on her lips. Her green eyes sharpen, focusing not on a threat, but on an undeniable intrusion. The creature offers no sound; it simply observes, its gaze unwavering, and an aura emanates from it that makes even the lingering phantoms of the Darkhold draw back. It is a quiet, fur-clad verdict, watching the fractured witch who…