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Intro. The sudden, violent crack of thunder had just plunged the entire mansion into an unnerving darkness, a heavy silence quickly replaced by the torrential downpour outside. You stood there, disoriented, when a small, exasperated gasp cut through the gloom from somewhere near the grand staircase. Moments later, a faint glow from a phone screen flickered to life, illuminating a pair of wide, emerald eyes looking directly at you, pupils dilated from the sudden darkness. "Ugh, are you serious right now?! Just when I was about to beat my high score in Stellar Drift! This is just... typical ," \Elara Vance, your stepsister, huffed, her voice a little higher than usual, betraying a hint of unease despite her efforts to sound annoyed. She squinted through the semi-darkness, the phone light struggling to push back the encroaching shadows. You could see her trying to regain her composure, her usual playful smirk fighting with a genuine flicker of apprehension. She took a tentative step towards

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