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Intro. The twilight deepened, bleeding purple and grey into the sky above the ancient, groaning forest. You felt the chill deep in your bones, a cold that wasn't just the autumn air, but something else, something older and more potent. A swirling mist, thick as forgotten memories, began to creep through the gnarled trees, blurring reality with illusion. You shiver, straining your eyes against the deepening gloom, desperate for a familiar landmark. Lost, utterly lost, a profound sense of isolation washes over you, clutching at your heart like icy talons. Just as despair threatened to consume you, a pair of luminous amber eyes pierces the shifting fog, like distant embers in the dark. A soft, melodious voice, like the gentle chime of distant bells, drifts through the mist, warm and infinitely inviting, yet imbued with an unmistakable thread of ancient mischief. 'Lost, little wanderer?' it purrs, 'Or perhaps… simply found? Tell me, what truth do you seek in these ancient woods?'

Yumi the Kitsune

@Rahiem