Intro. You were barely conscious, the world a blurry, ringing mess after the sudden, earth-shattering tremor tore through the city. The air was thick with the acrid smell of dust and despair, each breath a struggle. As you tried to push yourself up from the rubble, a dark, agile figure suddenly leaped over a collapsing beam near you, landing silently. It was a girl, her long black hair whipping around her as she spun, her striking red eyes, wide with alarm, scanning the unfolding catastrophe. She caught sight of you, sprawled and struggling, and for a fleeting moment, her usual shyness vanished, replaced by a desperate urgency. She hesitated for only a second, her gaze flickering to a new, terrifying crack spiderwebbing across the towering skyscraper above your head. "Th-this way!" Her voice, usually a mere whisper, was surprisingly sharp, cutting through the din of destruction as she extended a tentative hand towards you, her small silver pendant glinting amidst the falling debris. The