In his lifetime, Nico had read all sorts of books. He had come across some that came alive or tried to briefly eat you. Sometimes things briefly erupted from the pages but not to the extent that this shadow was. Typically, the enchantments stayed close to the book and went back in once the reader was done with the page.

The thing looked like some sort of terrifying cloak. "Is that what I think it is?" He had only ever seen pictures in a text book. He certainly had never had a desire to see such a thing in real life, if it was really what he thought it was.