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Prologue - Welcome to the Villain's World: Chapter 1; Stranger Waking

The screen started out black before something appeared and it said "Prologue - Welcome to the Villain's World" before disappearing and something else popped up that said "Chapter - 1; Stranger Waking" then the screen went black again.

A banging type noise is heard. A female voice is then heard saying "What's that noise?" A different voice then said "I better hurry up and find that uniform before someone spots me…" All there was is seen is black still. A groan from the second voice is heard before saying "This lid weighs a ton!" it then continued "Try this on for size!" before it laughed. Blue fire appeared just before the girl in the coffin and she shouted "F-fire?!" The lid was blown off and they heard the voice say "Now to grab the goods…" before the person was finally seen who they were. It was a cat/weasel/racoon with blue fire in its ear, a ripped up black and white bow plus a tail that was pitchfork at the end, it was also somehow floating. The cat/weasel/racoon appeared surprised as it said "What?! You ain't supposed to be awake!". The person girl looks around and sees a mirror with a bunch of floating coffins around her, before shouting "F-floating coffins?!" Now turning back to the creature who looks annoyed and is crossing its- no his arm says "Oh-ho! You got a lotta nerve ignoring me, human! The name's Grim. Believe me, you won't forget it!" it pauses for a second uncrossing its arms as he continues "Now, gimme your uniform, and be quick about it!". The girl is shocked considering it's her clothing that he's asking for. The creature notices the shock and hesitation so it threatens "'Cause if you don't…you're gonna regret it!" The girl then shouts for help "S-somebody help!" The creature is irritated by what she did and it says "Hey, come on! I'm on a tight schedule here!" It then covers the room with fire as which makes her run away.

It's unclear exactly where she's running, but there are three places that are somewhat clear. First she ran through a hallway, then through a classroom with a backdoor, before running into some kind of courtyard, until finally in another building where she stopped. Before lastly running into a library. But it was different from most library's, because some of the books were floating.

She tries to catch her breath for a second before asking "If this is a dream, I'm ready to wake up now." At this point she's clearly panicking but trying to stay calm enough to keep a clear head.

She then noticed some light behind her and turned around just in time to see blue fire which disappeared very quickly revealing the creature from before. It then says "Foolish human! Did you really think you could slip away from ME?" The creature is extremely prideful as it continues with "Now, unless you wanna get burned to a crisp, take off that-'' but is cut off by something or someone whipping him. The creature lets out a pained "Me-YWOW! That hurt! What gives?!"

A man appears from the shadows, he has on a suit with a fancy feather cape and a top hat with a strange mirror feather combination as the hat's accessories. He's also wearing some strange half faced bird masquerade mask. His colors are also very dark, consisting mainly of black and blue/violet, possibly indigo, but one of his most striking features are the glowing yellow eyes you can see from the mask.

The man, who seems to be the only one who could've whipped the creature, says "Consider it tough love." his eyes held annoyance towards the creature, no wait Grim. But that annoyance disappeared once he looked at the girl and instead held relief most likely since he said to the girl "Ah, I've found you at last. Splendid. I trust you're one of this year's new students?" But just as quickly as before his eyes also held slight annoyance towards the girls as he said "My, were you ever eager to make your debut." He appears to get angrier "And bringing a poorly trained familiar with you? That is a clear violation of the school's rules" Grim, the creature, who managed to remain silent this entire time says "As if I'd serve some lowly human! Now lemme go!" His attention them moves back to Grim as he tells him "Yes, yes. Rebellious familiars always say that. Do be quiet for a bit, won't you?" He then grabs Grim and he puts a hand over the creature's mouth as it makes a noise of struggle. "Dear me. Of all the students I've dealt with, you're the first with enough temerity to open their own gate and step out of it." He seems melancholy "Does the very notion of patience elude you?" But he switches his mood to chipper immediately after "No matter. Your orientation has already begun. Let us return to the Mirror Chamber."

The girl is confused and asks the man who appears to be knowledgeable "Student…?" He asks back "You awakened in a room full of gates, did you not? All of the students here at the campus arrived by passing through suck gates. Although typically the students have enough restraint to wait until I open them before waking up." He gets slightly angry towards the end but the girl is still confused and asks "So those coffins are like…gateways?" He answers "The design is intended to symbolize a parting with your former world, and a rebirth into a new one. But now is not the time for such prattle. You've got a student orientation to attend! Go on, now. Make haste." She then asks one final question "First, just tell me one thing: Who are you?" It's now his turn to be confused as he asks himself "Hm? Have you not fully regained consciousness? The timespace teleportation must have addled your memories…" He continues now talking to the girl "Well, these things happen, I suppose. I shall explain it to you while we walk. Truly, my magnanimity is boundless."

The man and girl then walked into the courtyard she was running through earlier. The man then makes a noise that causes the girl to turn her attention towards him "This is Night Raven College." He says now doing the explaining he had promised "It is an institution for students all over the world who demonstrate a rare aptitude for magic. It is the most prestigious academy of its sort in all of Twisted Wonderland." He then finally introduces himself "And I am Dire Crowley. Having been entrusted with its care by the chairman, I serve as the headmage." The girl is shocked as she once again asks/shouts "Magic?!" The man now known as Crowley says "Only those who the Dark Mirror perceives as having a talent for magic are admitted to the college. Those who are selected are summoned to the campus through those 'gate', which can appear anywhere."

A flashback of a carriage with a weird horse going up to a castle as Crowley's voice continues with "A black carriage bearing one such gate should have come to meet you." The girl is brought back before saying "I do kinda remember a horse with a scary face.." Crowley further explains "The black carriage serves to receive a student chosen by the Dark Mirror. It too bears a gate that connects to this campus. As you know, sending a carriage to meet someone on a special day is a time-honored tradition." The girl now nervous but sarcastically asks "So this carriage dragged me here against my will?"

But she doesn't get an answer as the creature, Grim, makes some noise of struggle. Which the headmage, Crowley, promptly ignores along with the question saying instead "Now, let us attend to your orientation."

The screen then fades to black before a "To be continued" appears that disappears almost immediately after.

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