Rubiya as the skeletal Prom Queen, in a tiara, veil and Prom Queen sash, in a cobwebbed ballroom
ISSUE NO. 1NOV 7 · 2026ONE NIGHT ONLY
A HAUNTED PROM IN EIGHT CHAPTERS

THE ABANDONEDACADEMY

The Final Dance
SOME DANCES WERE NEVER MEANT TO END
ADMISSIONYOUR BEST LOOK
CHAPTER I

The Invitation

Some invitations are delivered.
Others find you.
BY ORDER OF THE QUEEN YOU ARE SUMMONED The Abandoned Academy

TAP THE SEAL

THE ABANDONED ACADEMY · THE FINAL DANCE

CHAPTER II

The Academy That Disappeared

Once upon a midnight, there stood an Academy where every year the most extraordinary prom was held.
Until one night, something went terribly wrong.
TICK.
TICK.
TICK.
MIDNIGHT.
BANG!
The doors locked. The music stopped. The guests vanished.
THE ACADEMY SURVEY OF THE PARISH · REVISED
By morning, the Academy had disappeared from every map.
It was right here.
CHAPTER III

The Queen Never Left

Everyone disappeared.
Except one.
Rubiya, the eternal Prom Queen, skull-faced in a tiara and sash, holding dead roses
Did you really think I was going to miss my own prom?
RUBIYA.Still wearing her crown.

TAP THE QUEEN TO HEAR MORE

CHAPTER IV

The Archives

The Academy was gone. Its records were not.
THE NIGHTLY HERALD · LATE EDITION

ACADEMY VANISHES AFTER PROM

Guests missing. Building gone by dawn. Locals report music from an empty field. The Prom Queen has not been seen since midnight.

THE FINAL DANCEADMIT ONEDOORS CLOSE 12:00 AM
An antique mirror, found facing the wall.
Some nights, the Queen shows a different face.
TAP THE MIRROR
CHAPTER V

The Ballroom Awakens

Once a year, the Academy returns.
The chandeliers awaken. The candles relight.
Rubiya in vivid yellow, pink and violet masquerade face paint with white eyes
SWISH!
And for one night, the colour comes back.
The ballroom waits for its final dance.
CHAPTER VI

The Summons

The Queen leaning close, skull makeup, looking straight at the reader
Enough about the past.
Let's find out who deserves the crown this year.
This year, the Queen has summoned a new class.
Not everyone will leave with a title.
Not everyone will leave unchanged.
CHAPTER VII

The Crowning

TWO CROWNS ARE WAITING

PROM KING & PROM QUEEN

Your entrance, your look and your moves decide who is crowned before sunrise.

ENTRANCEMake one.
LOOKHaunted, but make it prom.
MOVESThe floor remembers.
REAL CROWNS · REALLY CROWNED · BEFORE SUNRISE
CHAPTER VIII

The Royal Summons

BY ORDER OF THE QUEEN

THEABANDONED ACADEMY

Haunted Prom
DATESaturday, November 7, 2026
TIME10:00 PM until dawn
PLACERubiya's House
DRESS CODEProm night, haunted editionGowns. Tuxedos. Corsages. Crowns. A touch of ghost. Effort rewarded. Half-effort haunted.
CROWNSProm King & Prom QueenReal crowns. Really crowned. Before sunrise.
THE QUEEN IS WATCHING

Attendance is expected. Leaving, however, is not guaranteed.

THE ABANDONED ACADEMY · ISSUE NO. 1 · THE END… UNTIL SUNRISE