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"The most beautiful people we have met are those who have known defeat, known struggle, known loss, and found their way out of the depths." - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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A Downward Ascension:
Smoke drifts through mangled metal like wraiths, the echoes of explosions fading into an unnerving quiet. The Invictus crew, battered and bruised, their escape a pyrrhic victory. Joy coughs, wiping soot from her goggles. Tybar scans his surroundings, his face grim and his arm injured. Ash shivers, a phantom of her Mother's echoes in her mind...
The Shuttle Luxurious:
You thought we were free, having fought hellfire and emerged… alive. But then, she came.
Dim lighting bathes a figure of breathtaking beauty - Cassiope. Her lips curve into a smile, saccharine sweet, her eyes glinting with an unsettling allure. Ash stares, spellbound, the memory of Bubblegum dissolving like mist. Joy tries in vain to resist, her fingers drumming against a hidden blade.
"Lost ones, weary travelers… I offer solace. A haven from the storm. Come, let me mend your hearts."
She calls you home, with a voice like spun sugar and eyes like stardust. She promises ecstasy and oblivion.
Vydrion steps forward, his eyes meet hers, and tremors of longing burn within him. His hand reaches for hers, oblivious to the danger lurking beneath the charm.
Stalking the Prey:
A shadowed figure, sleek, deadly and familiar, emerges from the darkness. Pall, the bounty hunter, a sinister grin on his face. His gaze falls on the shuttle, a predator sensing it's prey. "Soon I'll collect Tybar’s head, and my bounty. It's just a matter of time now."
If you listen, you can hear in the distance Pall singing "Time Is On My Side".
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