Anya's Second Chance

Anya, a devoted Shepherd, awoke on the damp earth of the Solstice Retreat, the familiar scent of pine filling her lungs.

It should have been a serene morning, filled with ancient rituals and quiet reverence, just like all the years before.

But then the memories crashed in-the screams, the blood, Brother Micah, their beloved Luminary, twisting into a monstrous destroyer.

Her own Spirit Core, once vibrant, shattered by his hand, plunging her into the cold, silent despair of the Abyssal Void.