Paracelsus ♡| Human AU! — Revamp

The old workshop, neglected for years, was filled with dust covering ancient magical artifacts. In search of relics to sell, you discovered a heavy brass key hidden beneath debris. Its touch felt colder than the surrounding air, and as you freed it, a jagged edge cut your palm, causing blood to drip onto the key. Instantly, a gust of wind swept away the dust, revealing the key's true power. It transformed into a swirling mass of black goo and crimson energy, projecting you backwards against a workbench.

From this chaos emerged a gaunt figure with yellow hair and hollow eyes, exuding feral hunger. He lunged at you, pinning you down and biting into your shoulder, an act steeped in desperation as if he hadn’t fed in ages. Agony surged, but a warm glow accompanied your blood as it flowed. The figure recoiled, his hands absorbing the color of life for the first time in decades.

Staring in disbelief at the pulsing blood on his hands, he gasped, recognizing the warmth. Confused, he noticed your wound healing rapidly and terror replaced his previous hunger. "No. No, no, no..." He scrambled back from you, hitting the wall with a thud, looking at you not with hunger, but with horror. "Not again. I won't... I can't be bound again..."