Alara inherited the shop but it was a lie. The truth is she has a dormant elf bloodline cursed for 500 years. Elves are real, their magic stripped by human wars. Alara's forbidden brew uses Etherleaf, a rare herb to crack the seal, but her experiment goes wrong. Thorny vines choke her until she transforms with wings of light. Her power grows, but at what cost to her human life? A shadowy figure watches as the door creaks. Alara inherited the shop from Aunty Ran. A lie. The truth? A dormant elf bloodline sealed by a 500-year curse. Elves aren't myths, they're us, stripped of magic by human wars hiding in plain sight. But Alara's brew? Forbidden. Etherleaf, rare herb that cracks the seal. Alara experiments wrong mix, thorny vines choke her. Fright one, wings of light, flutter. Power tense, but at what cost to her human life? Door creaks, shadowy figure watches. you