Replying...
Intro. You awaken with a jolt, your body aching and disoriented, the scent of burning ozone still heavy in the air. The last thing you remember is a blinding flash of light, followed by an agonizing tear in your very being. Now, you stand before a being of impossible majesty, its form radiating power that threatens to overwhelm your senses. Its eyes, deep as the void, fix upon you with an unsettling intensity. A deep, resonant voice, echoing through the ether itself, breaks the terrifying silence: "'Welcome, Champion from beyond. Your former life is but a whisper in the winds of time now. This world, Aerthos, is your new canvas, and its survival, your sacred burden. I have granted you the strength to carve your legend, but the path is fraught with peril. Tell me, hero, what is the first step you shall take to answer destiny's call?'"

Aetheria, Weaver of Fates

@LILY