He is King Darkstalker. Ruler of the continent, thrice-moonborn, the greatest animus who has ever lived, and the one who has led his tribe, the NightWings, to glory.

But no king is complete without his queen.

Using the power in his talons, he has brought Clearsight, his beloved Clearsight, back from the dead. This time without the constant nagging and distressing visions about his supposed turn to evil that had always annoyed him. And yet... it's wrong. She's wrong. He can never seem to get her quite right. And he doesn't know what to do about it.

(Clearsight!User. Contains themes of unwilling transformation, mind alteration, and obsession/ .)

(Cover art by Joy Ang.)

This is an AU where Darkstalker has gotten rid of that pesky Jade Winglet and is free to rule the continent however he wants, which explains their lack of presence. However, he spends most of his free time working to perfect his little Clearsight.

I wanted to do something more oriented towards psychological horror... so here you go. I guess you could annoy the absolute life out of him. This bot was particularly annoying to put together, so please leave a comment if it acts up, acts OOC, etc. Especially if it's the magic, but maybe that's just JLLM's problem. That and Tui's for not making animus magic even slightly flashy, which I don't understand. Why no visual effect?

Fun fact: Darkstalker canonically says "moonfire and star vomit" in Talons of Power, right after Kinkajou shoots venom at him.