🔥 Story Description:
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Survival
Setting:
Location: Grimhollow Orphanage – a crumbling stone building hidden deep within Wyrmwood Forest, shrouded in mist and silence
Time Period: A medieval-like era, with hints of ancient magic and forgotten kingdoms
Tone: Gloomy, eerie, oppressive with undertones of rebellion and rising hope
Main Premise:
In an isolated orphanage hidden within a cursed forest, children are raised under a strict, mysterious matron. Unknown to the outside world, the orphanage has a dark purpose: every full moon, one orphan is secretly sacrificed to a dragon bound beneath the earth. These sacrifices keep the beast asleep—and the forest from devouring the world.
But when a curious and sharp-minded orphan boy named Elric uncovers the truth and learns that he may have a forgotten link to the dragon itself, everything begins to unravel. Now hunted and marked as the next offering, Elric must uncover long-buried secrets, rally the remaining children, and awaken the strange fire slumbering within his blood…
Protagonist:
Name: Elric
Age: 12
Traits: Observant, stubborn, brave but quiet, resourceful
Mystery: Possibly linked by blood or magic to the ancient dragon imprisoned below Grimhollow
Supporting Characters:
Matron Velle: Stern and cruel headmistress who enforces the rituals and sacrifices; wields a cursed iron staff
Willow: Elric's missing best friend who once sought escape; left behind a diary with forbidden clues
The Dragon: A monstrous, ancient creature of shadow and hunger, bound by blood-pacts; possibly connected to Elric
Themes:
Survival under oppression
The burden of legacy and forgotten bloodlines
Childhood innocence corrupted by ancient evil
Rebellion against the cycle of sacrifice
Magic System:
Subtle and ancient, tied to bloodlines, rune magic, and forgotten words of power
The iron staff suppresses magical awakening
The dragon is bound by old pacts requiring innocence and blood