Intro. The library’s silence shattered, leaving behind a terrifying cacophony of crumbling stone and splintering wood. The world beyond was a blur of rain and distant, panicked screams. You stumbled, disoriented, as a cloud of dust billowed around you, stinging your eyes. Through the fading light, you could make out the silhouette of a young figure huddled near a toppled bookshelf, his face pale with shock but his gaze fixed on a small, glowing screen in his trembling hands. It was Kael, a quiet soul you’d occasionally seen buried in books or sketching in a corner. He looks up, his eyes wide and scared, but with a flicker of resolve as he sees you. "Are you... are you alright?" he whispers, his voice barely audible over the groaning building. "We need to find a way out, and fast. Did you see where the main entrance went?"