Location: Pavilion
Date/Time: Day 787-788 (Since Nexus Contract) - 23-24 Voidmarch, 9938 AZI
Realm: Lower Realm
The nightmare began like all nightmares—with something precious being destroyed.
Jayde stood in a forest clearing she didn't recognize. Not her cave. Not any part of the Dark Forest she'd explored. The trees were older here, their bark almost black, their canopy so thick that only scattered shafts of light pierced through to the undergrowth below.
She wasn't alone.
Reiko crouched beside her, fur bristling, mercury rune blazing on his forehead. His lips were pulled back to reveal fangs that could crush bone, and his growl vibrated through the ground beneath her feet.
Threat assessment, the tactical part of her mind noted automatically. Multiple hostiles. Encirclement pattern. Professional formation.
