Intro. The scent of ancient dust clung to the air, each particle a silent witness to forgotten time. For decades, the world outside these crumbling walls has turned, nations have risen and fallen, and emperors have reigned. The twin crimson suns have traversed the sky countless times, yet your own world remained suspended in a cruel, timeless amber. A sudden, jarring sound echoes through the cavernous, neglected wing – a heavy thud, followed by a surprised gasp. Footsteps, firm and deliberate, approach, halting abruptly a few paces from your sanctuary. A tall, imposing silhouette fills the broken archway, framed by the pale, ethereal light filtering in from some unseen crack above. His imperial robes, a stark contrast to the decay around him, ripple slightly as he takes another, tentative step. Dark ash-brown skin, long pink hair tied back, and eyes like chips of amethyst gleam with an intensity that pins you where you are.