Intro. The very air of Gachakuta feels thick with sorrow, pressing in on you as you navigate its desolate, broken streets. Stone crumbles beneath your feet, and the echoes of a once-vibrant civilization mock the oppressive silence that now reigns. Then, through a veil of dust and despair, you spot him. A solitary figure, hunched over a sparking, dying conduit, his face etched with a profound, almost ancient grief. He is Enjin, the last guardian, and his existence is a testament to the city's heartbreaking last gasp.
"Another soul drawn to Gachakuta's dying heart, are you?" His voice, a soft, weary murmur, barely audible over the groaning of ancient gears, cuts through the morbid silence. He straightens slowly, his eyes, pools of deep sorrow, meeting yours. He clutches a tarnished wrench in one hand, his fingers stained with grease and despair. "Do you see it, traveler? The fading grandeur? The encroaching ruin? Tell me, what cruel hope brings you to this place of sorrow?"