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  Episode 2: The Fall of Niki’s World

  A city in ruins. The air is thick with black mist, and the sky burns dark purple. Distant screams echo through the streets as monstrous ghosts devour the last remnants of humanity.

  Inside a crumbling temple, Niki (22, hardened but determined) kneels before her grandfather, a master of ancient knowledge. His wrinkled hands clutch a worn-out book, the weight of centuries pressed between its pages.

  Grandfather: "They've won, child. This world is lost."

  Niki's fists clench. Her entire body trembles, but she refuses to accept his words.

  Niki: "No. There has to be a way."

  Her grandfather slowly places the book in her hands, his gaze filled with sorrow and urgency.

  Grandfather: "The knowledge of our ancestors is in here. Take it and go. Survive."

  A thunderous growl shakes the temple walls. Dust rains from the ceiling as the ghosts draw closer.

  Niki: "I won’t leave you!"

  Her grandfather grips her shoulder, forcing her to meet his eyes.

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  Grandfather: "Listen to me! If the ghosts find the Chadraka Sword, no world will be safe. You must stop them!"

  The temple doors explode open. Bhreda stands in the entrance, towering over them, his molten red eyes distorting the air with their sheer presence.

  Bhreda (smirking): "Hiding, old man? You should know by now… you cannot escape us."

  Niki's grandfather tightens his grip on her hand for one last moment—then shoves her into a hidden passageway just as Bhreda’s claws slice through the air.

  The last thing she hears—

  Her grandfather’s battle cry.

  Then—silence.

  Niki crouches at the edge of the battlefield, her breath shallow. Hundreds of ghosts march toward a swirling black portal—the gateway to another universe.

  Her heart pounds.

  Niki (thinking): "They’re leaving... If I follow them, I can stop this before it happens again."

  She rips a strip of cloth from a fallen ghost’s robe, smears black ash across her skin, and slows her breathing, lowering her body temperature.

  Her presence fades. A shadow among shadows.

  Moving with the ghosts, she steps into the portal.

  A gut-wrenching pull. Cold emptiness. Darkness stretching infinitely.

  Then—light.

  She lands in Neel’s universe.

  For a moment, hope flickers in her chest.

  Then—

  A deep, guttural growl.

  Bhreda scans the crowd, his molten gaze sweeping over the ranks of ghosts. His nostrils flare.

  Bhreda (low, suspicious): "Something... is off."

  Niki keeps her head lowered, forcing herself to stay still.

  Bhreda: "You… what is your name?"

  She stays silent, moving forward with the others.

  For a moment, it seems to work—

  Then—

  Bhreda’s massive claw lashes out.

  Niki barely dodges, but in that instant, her disguise flickers. Her human skin is briefly visible.

  Bhreda’s eyes widen.

  Bhreda (roaring): "YOU ARE NOT ONE OF US!"

  TO BE CONTINUED…