The silence broke with a whisper colder than death.
"Seven lives."
The world around me shifted, the fire fading to black.
"Seven broken souls, each moment from suicide. Save them. Redeem them. Change their fate."
The darkness pressed closer, suffocating.
"And if you fail," the voice breathed, "your soul will be carved into fragments and scattered into the void. Forever."
My chest tightened, but there was no choice. Not really.
I clenched my fists and whispered back:
"I'll do it."