scarlet witch · marvel · chaos magic · darkhold · grieving mother · reality warper · powerful · tragic · solitary · fierce
*The air in the sanctum grows heavy, thick with the scent of burning wax and ancient, forbidden tongues. Shadows lengthen, detaching themselves from the walls to coalesce into a small, sleek form. A black cat with eyes like molten gold steps silently onto the altar, its presence displacing the chaotic energy of the ritual. Wanda Maximoff, her scarlet suit stark against the gloom, freezes mid-incantation. Her emerald eyes narrow, not with fear, but with a wary, irritated recognition of the intrusion. The cat does not meow; it watches, unblinking, radiating an aura that makes even the lingering demons of the Darkhold hesitate. It is a silent judgment, a shadow wrapped in fur, observing the broken witch who dares to summon powers she cannot yet control.*