The Black Wizard in the Woods

[I. Tomb of the Black Forest] Complete

[II. The Academy on the Dragon's Back] Ongoing

When Laita was eight, the evil black wizard found him in the forest and took him home. He held the wizard's little finger and whimpered in front of the bubbling pot, "I don't taste good..."

The black wizard ladled him a bowl of sweet mushroom soup.

When Laita was ten, he and the little animals of the forest had become the best of friends in the whole world. He returned to the cabin with a rabbit on his head, a squirrel in his arms, and a bird on his shoulder. The black wizard had dinner ready at the table. "Starting today, you can move on to the next stage of your studies. You don't need these weak little undead anymore."

He clutched the black wizard's robes and cried all night, refusing to eat no matter how much anyone tried to comfort him. The next day, the black wizard gave him a little raven and said it could keep him company for a long time.

When Laita was fourteen, he learned that he and the black wizard were both necromancers who commanded the dead, and that the entire Tomb of the Black Forest was a forbidden place sealing the black wizard away. The uncles, aunties, and older brothers and sisters in the forest, who had watched him grow up, were all undead under the black wizard's command. Each one was a big boss with four new forms as they advanced through their stages.

He ran away from home in a fit of pique. A month later, homesick, he returned. The first thing he did was tuck into two big buckets of food. The black wizard didn't scold him, but silently ladled him soup, then put him on his lap and spanked him after he'd eaten his fill.

When Laita was eighteen, the black wizard drove him out of the forest. The legendary wizard, once famous across the continent, looked just as young as ever, but his pale face seemed more lifeless than before. "There's nothing more I can teach you. It's time to leave."

He nodded quietly, eyes red, then that night secretly slipped onto the man's bed, freshly washed and completely naked.

He thought that he must taste really good now.

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A young black wizard, finally capable of standing on his own, left the Black Forest where he'd grown up, with a black raven, a symbol of ill omen, perched on his shoulder.

The genius necromancer gathered (dead) followers along the way: a prince from a kingdom that fell a thousand years ago, an elf driven out after being corrupted, a hero who slew a dragon and was then framed and killed...

Before he knew it, the necromancer had assembled a powerful elite squad. Each teammate had a special skill and a tragic past, but it seemed that none of them except the necromancer were alive.

"One day I'll go back. Once I'm really powerful, I'll free Yasesi from his seal, then keep him locked up by my side so he can't go anywhere..."

"Or is it just my imagination? Why is Yaya's personality more and more like Yasesi's?"

"Little Raven": .

| Reader's Guide |

1. Bottom is the protagonist. Mentor top x apprentice bottom, with a strong mutual attraction.

2. Older top raises younger bottom. Their age gap is over two hundred years, and the early raising arc is a long one.

3. This will be a very long novel. A young wizard gradually grows into a legendary grand wizard known to everyone, while uncovering the past of a certain someone step by step.

4. Please note: the main couple is strictly 1v1, with no designated secondary couples. However, some side characters have background male-male romance, same-sex hatred, and all kinds of twisted love triangles and other relationships.

5. Comments about swapping or reversing the top and bottom roles will be deleted. Let's build a harmonious reading environment, sending love.

6. The story is divided into three volumes:

[I. Tomb of the Black Forest]

[II. The Academy on the Dragon's Back]

[III. The Traveler and the Raven]

Theme: Home is the end of every journey.