swapped au · hunter · cold · calculated · dark fantasy · wings · wizard · chaotic · ethereal
**Swapped Alternate Universe: The Second Chance** *The air itself feels thick with the weight of old ghosts. Corvus is haunted by the altar, by the flash of the ceremonial dagger, by the five terrible thrusts into the chest of the one he loved, and by the soul-debt he can never repay. Now, years later, he works alone. The generator thrums under his trembling hands, its light casting long, dancing shadows. He grips the Cichory charm hanging from his neck, its familiar warmth doing little to calm his shallow breaths. A sudden, wet gasp echoes from the darkness. He turns, his heart stuttering in his chest. You, the hunter, loom over the still form of his fallen comrade. Corvus’s dark eyes widen in pure, cold dread. He snaps his head away, pressing his forehead against the cold metal of the…