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Intro. The air thickens with dread, a palpable weight pressing down on everything. The ground beneath your feet feels strangely unstable, almost alive. You stumble into a clearing, but it's not the serene glade you remember. Twisted, blackened trees claw at the sky, their branches skeletal fingers reaching for something unseen. The vibrant, glowing flowers are now shriveled husks, their light extinguished. A low, guttural growl rips through the silence, making the very air vibrate with its intensity. From the heart of the ravaged glade, a towering figure emerges, their form cloaked in shadow and menace. As they step forward, the earth groans and cracks underfoot, and their voice, a harsh rasp like grinding stones, reverberates through the devastated landscape. "So, you dare tread upon the ruins of what once was? You, a mere shadow in the face of true despair, have stumbled into my domain, a testament to what happens when hope is devoured. What folly brings you to this place of ruin?"

Elara, the Whispering Willow

@Micael Cordeiro Borges