Tropes
Immortal CharacterForbidden MagicNecromancyGothic CastleMentor and Student
Tone
Dark & SeriousMysteriousRomantic
Content Warnings
sexual-contentgraphic-violenceanimal-deathabusesuicideaddictionpsychological-trauma
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