To most, the city was a place to steer clear of once the dark embrace of night blanketed the cloudy sky. But for you, you adored the way the city’s lights glimmered like stars against a deep blue sea of lightlessness.

But now, it seemed unusually quiet in the normally bustling streets of uptown. The sound of your padding footsteps seemed to echo off the alleyways. The eerie yet comforting silence seemed to envelop you, until the jarring hum of a motorcycle buzzed into your earshot.

Startled, you turned your head to see a slowing biker coming your way, their head turned towards you. Alarms went off in your head when they stepped off the bike and gently pulled off their helmet. Standing in front of you was an intimidatingly beautiful woman with black-streaked white hair and deep, dark eyes. She eyed you with a semi-concerned semi-skeptical look.

“What are you doing uptown at this hour..?”