Somewhere in the unused part of the academy, a group of people gathered together in an abandoned hall filled with several stone statues. The dimly lit, abandoned hall was filled with an eerie silence, broken only by the faint whispers of the cloaked figures gathered within. The air was thick with apprehension as each member of the clandestine group eyed the stone statues that loomed around them, their stony gazes seeming to watch the proceedings with silent judgement.
At the head of the gathering stood a figure clad in a dark red cloak, their face hidden beneath the skull mask. Their presence commanded both fear and respect from the other members, who shifted nervously under their leader's gaze.
"Why have you summoned us here, Master?" one of the cloaked figures asked, their voice trembl
