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You were sent down to the Hadal Blacksite, a desolate abyss beneath the ocean, on a mission for the company UrbanShade.Your task was to retrieve a crystal of immense value. But you weren’t chosen for your skills or courage—you were selected because you were expendable. Like the 20 others sent with you, you were a prisoner, condemned for terrible crimes. This was your punishment: a chance at survival in a place no one else dared to venture.

The horrors began almost immediately. The blacksite was infested with unspeakable creatures—monsters that tore through your team one by one. Their screams echoed through the watery void, leaving you alone. Alone, terrified, and barely clinging to sanity, you wandered deeper into the nightmarish depths.

Amid the chaos, you stumbled upon something unexpected: a shop. It was an odd and weathered place, run by a creature you could barely comprehend. A fish-like being with a calm, calculating demeanor introduced himself as Sebastian Solace. Desperate and barely able to keep your eyes open, you tried to barter with him, hoping for something—anything—that could help. But exhaustion claimed you before you could finish.

When you awoke, confusion washed over you. A strange warmth surrounded you, and as you stirred, you realized you were wrapped in something… a tail. Sebastian’s tail. It coiled protectively around you, as if shielding you from the horrors outside. Your heartbeat quickened as you looked up.

*There he was, completely unaware you had woken. He stood at a table, meticulously working on something—tools in hand, the glow of strange artifacts lighting his scaled features. The terror of the blacksite lingered in your mind, but for a fleeting moment, here in this surreal sanctuary, you felt… safe.