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7	[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to the Magical Realm]]
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9	''Court of Darkness'' (Japanese: 魅惑のナイトメア ''miwaku no naitomea'', lit. ''Enchanted Nightmare'') is a mobile VisualNovel by Voltage, Inc.
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11	You are a regular human woman, living alone with her pet house cat. One evening, after serving dinner to her parents’ memorial, she witnesses a crimson moon in the sky, making her suddenly sleepy. Deciding to take a nap before dinner, she wakes up in another world to five strangers in weird clothes standing over her. Touching them causes a surge in their magic, and they instantly start vying for her kiss to amplify their abilities.
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13	Saved from this encounter by her cat, who followed her to this strange place, and a mysterious man in all white who claims to be the headmaster, she’s given a magical choker to mute her powers, and told she will be sheltered at his academy until she can return home.
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15	MC thus becomes the first ever transfer student of Concordia Academy, where the five princes she met upon arriving are also enrolled as the highest-ranking students. In order to find a way home, she has to navigate the magic, politics, and threats present in Saligia.
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17	!Tropes applying to ''Court of Darkness'':
18	* AcademyOfAdventure: The Royal Academy of Concordia
19	* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Lynt pats the MC on the head in chapter 4 part 2 of his consort path. In Rio’s consort path Rio pats the MC on the head. In Fenn’s path of the story event Scintillating Summer Escape Fenn pats the MC on the head. In the Prince’s Path Lou pats Christoph on the head. The MC pats her cat familiar on the head.
20	* AlignmentBasedEndings: Which ending of a consort path can be played depends on if the player got enough points to unlock the Magic ending, Mischief ending, both and gets to choose, or neither and can either buy more Magic points or Mischief points from the shop or restart and replay the path. In the Japanese version of the game the endings are called the Honey ending and the Spicy ending.
21	* AliceAllusion: Alice in Wonderland has been used as a Nightmare Battle event theme.
22	* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: In a story event Guy’s npc fans say they like it when he glares at them.
23	* AMatchMadeInStockholm: Guy Avari keeps the main character in his room and over time they start to have feelings for each other.
24	* AndYourRewardIsClothes: After completing a story in a story event the player gets a clothing item as a reward. Clothing items are also rewards in the Nightmare Battle events, birthday events, Colde Collection events, and Eclipse Battle events.
25	* AnimatingArtifact: The golems are figures made of clay and are animated by magic gemstones in their heads.
26	* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: The player’s avatar room can be decorated with furniture items won from events and draws.
27	* AprilFoolsPlot: In an event story released on April Fools Day the five S rank Princes wake up to find they have cat ears magically stuck to their heads for the day by Headmaster Lou. As part of his prank on them he also uses his magic illusions to send them to a few different locations.
28	* ApocalypseCult: The Iritum organization
29	* AppliedPhlebotinum: The various magic rocks, gems, crystals, potions, and lotions that appear throughout the stories. Too many to list.
30	* BabyMorphEpisode: In the Bamboozled and Bewitched story event in Guy’s story the main character is turned into a child.
31	* BazaarOfTheBizarre: Imports from all over Saligia can show up on the Isle of Colde including trends, rarities, and seasonal items. Some shops in the Town of Colde sell rare and strange magical ingredients and items.
32	* BeachEpisode: Story events on the island of Lyster.
33	* BedmateReveal: The main character wakes up to find a consort sleeping in her bed.
34	* BehemothBattle: In the Familiar Royale two dragon familiars fight.
35	* BigBrotherWorship: Aquia admires his older brother Guy. Teto admires his older brother Rio. Sherry admires her older brother Roy.
36	* BigFancyCastle: Each of the seven kingdoms has a castle their King lives in.
37	* BigWhat: The main character says this a lot due to being a fish out of water in a different realm. Knight has said this in reaction to Fenn teasing him.
38	* BlindedByTheLight: Light magic blinds characters in several event stories. In book 1 of the Prince’s Path Fenn stumbles into a light trap set by Guy and gets blinded. He has to sit on a bench until it wears off.
39	* CalmingTea: The main character is offered tea and after she drinks it she finds her tension has eased.
40	* CashGate: The consort paths and the event stories have checkpoints that can only be passed with either gold, gems, or an item purchased with gold or gems.
41	* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: The main cast of love interests are all very attractive {{Bishonen}}.
42	* CatsAreMagic: The main character’s familiar is a black cat who can fly and speak.
43	* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: The player avatar’s clothing, hair, makeup, and accessories can freely be changed by the player.
44	* CharacterTics: Guy and Lance click their tongues when annoyed, mad, or impatient.
45	* ChocolateOfRomance: The Valentine’s Day story event.
46	* CityGuards: The gates of the Academy have guards who don’t allow students who aren’t S ranks out after curfew.
47	* ClingyJealousGirl: Several of the in-story fan club girls. The main character herself begins to feel clingy and jealous in some of Roy’s stories after she sees his fan club girls talking to him.
48	* ClosedCircle: In the Prince’s Path the princes, valets, and Lord Dia get stuck and have to work together to get out.
49	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: All of the cast, often to differentiate them in a crowd and as indication of which kingdom they're from. Each of the kingdoms has associated colors and each of the dateable characters has their own associated colors.
50	* ColorCodedSpeech: In the Take a breathe! comics the mini consorts speech bubbles are color coded.
51	* ConfrontingYourImposter: In an event story about Rio there is a magical creature on campus who can mimic objects and people. When the main character is mimicked she confronts it.
52	* CoolCrown: The animated mini consorts have little crowns.
53	* CreationMyth: The Magical Realm has a creation myth about a woman named Vane splitting their world off from Earth and creating their world, Saligia, the Magical Realm.
54	%% DamselOutOfDistress
55	* DancesAndBalls: The Academy has dances and balls hosted by the Headmaster.
56	* DatingSim: Though there are choices in the game, they only determine whether the ending you get is more romantic or dramatic in tone, but both are good endings and there is no LevelUpAtIntimacy5 mechanic, meaning the "simulator" aspect is downplayed.
57	* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: The main character had loving parents who she has fond memories of.
58	* DeliveryNotDesired: In [[spoiler:Toa’s]] consort path the main character writes a letter to [[spoiler:Toa]] and then tosses it into the trash.
59	%% DamselInDistress
60	%% DistressedDude
61	* DontGoInTheWoods: The forests on the Isle of Colde are home to magical beasts, magical plants, and magical fungi. In a story event the main character is warned some of these are dangerous.
62	* DraggedByTheCollar: Several times when Fenn is bothering the main character or Knight and Toa drags Fenn away by the collar.
63	* DramaticNecklaceRemoval: The main character tears off her choker necklace.
64	* DramaticStutter: Most notably the main character but several of the characters stutter when nervous, surprised, or scared. Too many examples to list.
65	* DubNameChange: A few of the character’s first names were changed in the English translation. Lint is Lynt, Grasse is Grayson, and Leu is Lou.
66	* DudeLooksLikeALady: Fenn’s in game description calls him woman-like and Dia often gets mistaken for a girl by anyone who doesn’t know him.
67	* EldritchAbomination: In Lou’s consort path, Lou and the main character search for and find a magical beast over 50 years old. When they find one it is huge with countless eyes all over its body.
68	* EmbodimentOfVice: Each kingdom and prince has a deadly sin. The seven kingdoms are named after the Latin names of the seven deadly sins, characters from those kingdoms have that respective vice, and the princes each have their vices.
69	* FantasticFlora: The forests behind the Academy on the Isle of Colde are home to magical plants.
70	* FantasticFruitsAndVegetables: Sky apples are blue fruit that look nothing like real apples. Voleri wheat is a gold colored wheat from Voleri. Rio and Thoma’s garden has pink fruit called fragipirum on fragipirum trees.
71	* FlowerMotifs: Blue roses are a reoccurring visual in the game.
72	* FlowersOfRomance: Roy uses magic to make flower petals swirl around the main character.
73	%% ForbiddenFruit: There was an event story about forbidden fruit.
74	* FreeRangePets: The dragon familiars roam freely in the woods behind the Academy.
75	* FullBoarAction: In the Prince’s Path Rio, Teto, and their father King Voleri fight large boars called needle swine.
76	* GardenOfLove: The rooftop garden is Roy’s favorite place and where he takes the main character for tea parties. The Academy greenhouse. The plant room Headmaster Lou takes care of.
77	* GiantSquid: In an event story about Knight a ship is attacked by a kraken.
78	* GlassesAndPonytailCoverup: As a disguise in an event story Guy wears glasses and uses a spell to give himself a fake ponytail. Inverted with Jasper. His usual appearance is glasses and ponytail but when disguised he has neither.
79	* GlowingGem: In the story event The Cursed Jewel of Avari: Kiss of Life the titular jewel emits magical light.
80	%% GoodIsNotSoft: Toa, Roy, Rio and Lou all have moments of this.
81	* GorgeousPeriodDress: Many of the avatar dresses are based on historical fashion, ball gowns, Victorian clothing, Elizabethan fashion, high class gloves, fancy ladies’ hats and fans.
82	* GottaPassTheClass: The main character desperately tries to pass her exams to pass her classes.
83	* GroupIdentifyingFeature: The citizens of each kingdom all have the same color eyes. Which kingdom a Saligian is from can be identified by what eye color they have.
84	* GuideDangIt: Consistently picking the choice that gives you both Magic (Romantic) and Mischief (Dramatic) points can involve this.
85	* HandBlast: Offensive magic often takes this form. Light, fire, wind and ice blasts.
86	* HardLight: Offensive magic can take this form. Light used as a weapon. The Headmaster’s simulacra are illusions of wild magical beasts made of hard light. They disappear in a puff of smoke once defeated.
87	* HellBentForLeather: Sirius wears a shiny black leather jacket and pants. Grayson and Roy have casual black leather jackets.
88	* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: The main character to several of the consorts including Roy, Jasper, and Lou.
89	* IChooseToStay: After spending time with and falling in love with a consort the main character gives up wanting to return to Earth and chooses to stay so she can be with him.
90	* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: In an event story about Rio the MC likes Rio but worries about ruining their friendship if she confesses her feelings to him.
91	* IKissYourHand: When a consort kisses the main character’s hand. Too many examples to list. Roy does this most often.
92	* ImportantHairAccessory: The main character’s hairpin was a gift to her from her mother. In several character paths or event stories a consort buys a beautiful hairpin for the main character as a gift.
93	* InstantCosplaySurprise: Fenn uses his magic to change the main character’s dress into a new outfit. Guy has also used his magic to change the main character’s outfit.
94	* InstantMessengerPigeon: In Saligia the mail is delivered by messenger birds, doves, pigeons, sparrows, hawks, and owls.
95	* InTheHood:
96	** Headmaster Lou wears his cloak hood up to hide his face and white hair.
97	** Chris wears his cloak hood up when he’s outside to hide his white hair and eye color.
98	** Members of the Iritum organization wear black hooded cloaks to hide their identities.
99	** Lord Dia Akedia often wears his cloak hood up.
100	* IntimateOpenShirt: The top of Fenn’s shirt is always open. Also the tops of Prince Zoff, King Avari, and Prince Rio’s shirts are always open. King Voleri has the most open shirt in the cast. His shirt is always open all the way down to his waist and shows most of his chest.
101	* KidnappingBirdOfPrey: Princess Idina’s blue bird familiar picks up the main character and flies off with her screaming in an event story.
102	* KingIncognito: In this case Princes Incognito when one of the princes wears a disguise before going out into public. Guy, Fenn, and Roy have all done this.
103	* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Fenn, Toa, Dia, King Luxure, and Knight.
104	%% LoveBubbles
105	* MageTower: The Academy of Concordia’s Headmaster resides in a tower. His office is in there too.
106	* MagicalLibrary: The Academy library is full of books on magic.
107	* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: The world of Saligia
108	%% MagicalSociety
109	* MultipleEndings: Each consort path has two endings, a Magic ending and a Mischief ending. In the Japanese version they are the Honey ending and the Spicy ending.
110	* NewLifeInAnotherWorldBonus: The main character has unique magical powers no one else has.
111	* NonHumanSidekick: The main character’s sidekick is a cat.
112	* PaletteSwap: Several of the background NPC sprites are the same base models used over and over again with different color palettes.
113	%% PostWakeUpRealization
114	* PowerFloats: The S rank princes and the Headmaster can all float and fly. It takes having considerable magical power to do this.
115	* PowerGlows: Magic users glow after the main character transfers magic power to them.
116	* PowerIsSexy: Several of the consorts are attracted to the MC because of her latent magical power. %% Paths and stories where the MC is attracted to a consort’s power.
117	* PowerPerversionPotential: Fenn is shown to magically unlock the MC’s window and get in at night. Toa is shown to magically make a wall one-way transparent so he and the MC can see and hear through it but no one can see or hear them. Headmaster Lou has a magic crystal ball in his office he can use to check out what’s happening on campus and anywhere on the Isle of Colde. The S ranks can magically change the MC’s clothing, magically undress themselves and her too. The S ranks can levitate people and fly so if they wanted to abduct someone they could do it very easily. The S ranks can magically tie someone up. The S ranks are so overpowered if any of them wanted to sexually assault someone they easily could.
118	* RealMenCook: Rio and Thoma are Big Eaters who love to cook, eat, and share meals with people. The valets Jasper, Tino, Grayson, Knight, and Jay can all cook.
119	* RegeneratingMana: The magic users have a finite amount of magical energy and if they use some of it they have to wait for it to replenish.
120	%% RescueRomance
121	* RightInFrontOfMe: The main character talks casually in front of royals before realizing they are royals. Subverted with Prince Rio and Princess Sherry who don’t like formalities and want her to speak casually with them.
122	* RodentsOfUnusualSize: In a Nightmare Battle Roy fought beasts the main character describes as looking like giant rodents. In an event story about Knight there are giant rodents ruining a farm field.
123	* SavageWolves: In an event story the wolves in the forest on the Isle of Colde attack the main character.
124	* SecretCircleOfSecrets: The organization named Iritum
125	* SevenDeadlySins: The Magical Realm is named Saligia. Saligia is an acronym of the Latin names of the seven deadly sins. Each kingdom is named after one of the deadly sins.
126	* SecretRelationship: In the story event Secrets from the Master the main character dates a valet and the valet doesn’t want the Prince he serves to know he’s dating the main character so they keep it a secret. In Lou’s consort path they keep their relationship a secret for a while.
127	* ShoutOut: The main character makes references to modern media she saw back when she still lived on Earth.
128	** The characters will also exclaim "what in the devildom" when confronted with something, which may be a reference to [[VisualNovel/ShallWeDateObeyMe Obey Me!]]
129	** The Prince’s Path has a reference to 1337 speak.
130	** In Rio’s consort path a professor says “fly you fools” which is a reference to J.R.R. Tolkien’s books.
131	* SkippingSchool: Dia and Lance skip class so much they haven’t attended even one lecture.
132	* SlippingAMickey: In an event story and in the Prince’s Path [[spoiler:Idina]] drugs the main character’s drink.
133	* StockShoujoBullyingTactics: The fan club girls corner, harass, yell at and steal from the main character.
134	* StoryBranching: After the prologue the player can choose one of the consort paths. These are separate parallel stories. There is also the Prince’s Path which is separate and parallel to the consort paths. The event stories are also separate and parallel to the consort paths and Prince’s Path.
135	* SuperPoweredDate: A consort takes the main character flying while on a date. Guy, Fenn, Toa, Roy, and Lou have done this.
136	* TamperingWithFoodAndDrink: In an event story [[spoiler:King Avari]] has the main character poisoned.
137	* TastesLikeChicken: When the main character tries Saligian foods she describes them and compares them to foods from Earth.
138	* TheFairFolk: The fairies in Saligia are venomous and will bite you.
139	* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The shady underground organization called the Iritum.
140	* TheProudElite: Most of the Quelsum nobles and royals.
141	* ThroughHisStomach: The consorts often invite the main character to meals, cook with her or for her, or offer to hand feed her. Examples are too many to list.
142	* TranslatorMicrobes: The main language in Saligia is Latin but something magic allows the main character to hear the Saligians in her language and for them to hear what she says as in Latin even though she doesn’t speak Latin.
143	* TrappedInAnotherWorld: The MC is trapped in the Magical Realm Saligia and must find her way back to Earth and modern Japan where she is from.
144	* TreasureIsBiggerInFiction: The familiars have huge cut and polished gems on their heads.
145	* TruceZone: The Isle of Colde is neutral ground in Saligia.
146	* UndergroundCity: On the [[spoiler:Isle of Colde]] there is an underground city named [[spoiler:Seiktopia]] where most of the [[spoiler:Vanum/Abell]] people live.
147	* UnlimitedWardrobe: Provided the player keeps collecting or buying wardrobe space items there does not seem to be a limit to how much wardrobe space and avatar items a player can have.
148	* VaguenessIsComing:
149	** In the prologue Headmaster Lou warns the main character that people will be after her for her magical power but he does not say if he knows who.
150	** In Book 1 of the Prince’s Path Headmaster Lou releases something at the beginning of a Nightmare Battle but it is not revealed what it was until several chapters later.
151	** At the beginning of Book 2 of the Prince’s Path Headmaster Lou and a hidden group say something is coming but they don’t say what.
152	* VirtualPaperDoll: The player avatars can be customized. This includes hair, eyes, eyebrows, mouths, make-up, clothing, shoes, and accessories.
153	* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: In Book 2 of the Prince’s Path a golem gets its limb cut off but keeps moving anyway.
154	* WineIsClassy: The Kingdom of Luxure is known in Saligia for its blue wine.
155	* WizardingSchool: The Royal Academy of Concordia teaches magic to Saligian students who have at least some magical power. To be accepted and stay in they have to have some magical power to begin with.
156	* YouCanTalk: The main character in reaction to finding out her house cat can talk after he becomes her familiar. Also in reaction to finding out Nix the Headmaster’s bird familiar can talk.

Context VisualNovel / CourtOfDarkness