God this writing was just so clunky. No characterization/personal motivations to speak of, unnatural and ellipse-filled dialogue, and a poor set up. Suddenly we just arrive at this school? Idk it just all felt so middle-grade, like exactly what you would write if you were 14 and told to write a spooky magic model (

“Go complete the ritual or else something bad will happen to your mom” “Good job now go to this special school”

Hello??). Unclear how much of this is reading in translation but I don’t want to attribute poor characterization and flat motives to simply the Russian language cuz I don’t think that’s what’s going on here…

Sorry to Esohe </3