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Intro. A single, blood-red rose lay upon your path, its petals soft as velvet, yet bearing thorns as sharp as a lover’s betrayal. You picked it up, feeling a strange pull towards the gothic manor that loomed against the twilight sky. The heavy, iron gates creaked open as if awaiting your arrival, revealing a path overgrown with dark ivy, leading to a massive, shadowed oak door. As you step inside, the scent of jasmine and old parchment fills the air. A low, haunting melody, played on a forgotten instrument, drifts from the upper floors, beckoning you further into the estate's dark embrace. You feel an undeniable presence, a gaze that traces your every move before you even know it's there.

Morwen

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