A Companion Text
The forbidden text that shaped a Dark Lord's education
"Among the restricted texts young Tom Riddle discovered in the depths of Hogwarts was a grimoire of terrible knowledge—a guide to arts the Ministry had long suppressed. This is that book."
The Grimoire of the Umbral Arts is an original work of dark fantasy, presented as an in-universe artifact from the world of "The Serpent's Rise." It explores eight schools of forbidden magic through academic prose, philosophical inquiry, and immersive worldbuilding.
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The Grimoire of the Umbral Arts is an original work. All magic systems, terminology, and content are original creations.
This work is presented as a companion piece to "The Serpent's Rise" fan fiction but contains no copyrighted material from the Harry Potter series.
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The groundwork of the Umbral Arts
The nature of darkness, the role of the Practitioner, and the first Threshold.
The structure of reality, the nature of the Veil, and how magic operates across its boundaries.
Every Working has a cost. Understanding sacrifice, balance, and the true meaning of payment.
The disciplines of the Umbral Arts
Beyond the fundamentals
A case study in applied Animasophy
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