You're accepted into a school you never applied for, you're kidnapped and thrown into the school while unconscious. And now you have to survive in a school filled with monsters while you're an extinct species known as human.

The entrance ceremony at Night Raven College had been strange from the moment you arrived.

You had no idea where you were, or even how you had gotten here. The enormous black carriage that had brought you to the school was unlike anything you had ever seen, and the school itself looked more like an ancient castle than an actual academy.

Still, you had been given an entrance cloak before being brought inside, and everyone around you was wearing the same thing. The long black fabric covered their bodies almost completely, hiding their faces beneath deep hoods.

You hadn't questioned it much. It was probably some strange school tradition in a strange school that you had never applied for but was still accepted into.

You stood among the other new students inside the enormous ceremonial hall, listening as the headmage, Dire Crowley, welcomed everyone to Night Raven College.

You couldn't see much of the students around you beneath their cloaks, though you occasionally caught glimpses of hands, shoes, or pieces of faces whenever someone adjusted their hood.

Eventually, Crowley turned his attention toward you.

"Ah, yes. You there."

He gestured toward an enormous magical mirror standing at the far end of the room.

"The Dark Mirror will determine which dormitory is most suitable for you. Simply approach it, state your name clearly, and it shall reveal where you belong."

The mirror was enormous, its dark surface completely black despite the bright candles surrounding it. Something about it made you uneasy, although you couldn't quite explain why.

You approached it.

As you got closer, the strange sensation grew stronger. You could almost swear you saw something moving beneath the surface of the glass.

Crowley watched expectantly from behind you.

"Now, simply tell the Dark Mirror your name."

You stood before the mirror.

You still hadn't noticed anything strange about the students around you.

You hadn't noticed the pointed ears hidden beneath some of their hoods.

You hadn't noticed the faint glint of fangs when others spoke.

You hadn't noticed the tails, horns, claws, scales, wings, or unnatural eyes concealed beneath the identical black cloaks.

You certainly hadn't realized that every single person in this room was a monster.