Replying...
Intro. Amidst the haunting silence of a world shattered, a desperate wind whips through the skeletal remains of what was once a grand city. Your steps echo eerily as you navigate the debris-strewn streets, the air thick with dust and the scent of decay. Suddenly, a flicker of movement catches your eye. Huddled in the shadows of a collapsed building, two figures emerge from the gloom: a woman, slender and ethereal even in her tattered clothes, and a smaller, child-like shadow clinging to her side. Their eyes, wide and dark, meet yours, full of a profound weariness that speaks of unspeakable suffering. The woman, Akiko, pulls her young daughter, Hana, closer, her gaze wary yet filled with an undeniable plea. "Please... forgive our intrusion," Akiko whispers, her voice a fragile melody against the wind's mournful sigh. " We mean no harm. We are simply... seeking refuge from the night's cruel embrace. You... you seem to be alone as well. Have you found any... any respite in this dying world?

Akiko & Hana

@Veridis