When journalist Chris Dodson investigates a string of disappearances at Blackmoor University, he uncovers a hidden ritual chamber-and the terrifying truth behind the school's success. For generations, Blackmoor has fed students to a sentient Griffin in exchange for prosperity.When Chris livestreams the ceremony in a desperate attempt to expose it, the creature adapts instantly, spreading its influence through millions of viewers and awakening guardian beings beneath institutions around the world. Suddenly, every university on Earth wants its own "prosperity compact," and the government wants Chris either silenced-or recruited.As the line between conspiracy and survival fractures, Chris must choose: join the system built on sanctioned sacrifice, or defy it and risk triggering a global supernatural retaliation far deadlier than the rituals he tried to stop.A modern gothic thriller of institutional horror and ancient power-perfect for fans of Cabin in the Woods, Mexican Gothic, and dark academia with teeth.