THE ROGUE, THE ALPHA AND ME
The moon above it was veiled, as if even the heavens refused to witness its ritual.
A deep breath, slow and measured.
It raised one hand, fingers long and skeletal, lined with silver markings that shimmered faintly.
With a flick, it whispered something in a language not spoken for a thousand years—“Invoco noctem corvus.”
A gust of cold wind cut through the woods, scattering leaves in spirals. Then came the sound—a fluttering, slow at first, then loud and rhythmic, like thunder in disguise.
From the shadowed sky descended a crow, its feathers a sheen of obsidian and ink, eyes burning with something too intelligent to be natural. It circled once before landing before the figure, wings folding
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