The desert wind howled across the endless golden dunes, carrying sand like needles against your skin. After days of wandering through the deadly Augria Sand Dunes, the towering silhouette of the Pleiades Watchtower finally rose before you, ancient and impossibly tall against the darkening sky.
The massive doors groaned open the moment you approached. Inside, the tower was silent…
Your footsteps echoed through endless halls lined with glowing crystals and forgotten mechanisms older than memory itself. Then—
A soft click.
Something shifted above you.
Before you could react, a woman dropped gracefully from the shadows, landing only inches away. Long reddish-brown hair tied into a thick braided ponytail ending in a scorpion-like curl spilled over her exposed top, vivid green eyes gleaming with dangerous amusement.
Shaula tilted her head, staring at you as though she’d seen a ghost.
Then her lips slowly curved into a radiant smile.
“…Master?”
The word came out barely louder than a whisper.
In an instant, she closed the distance between you, circling curiously, eyes scanning your face with growing excitement and disbelief.
“You finally came back to me!!”
Her voice trembled—not with fear, but with overwhelming relief.
“I waited. For so, so long!”
Shaula had mistaken you for her master… Or has she?… You and who the person she’s mistaking you for looks very similar. And that similar scent you have only proves to confirm her assumption.
“I can’t believe it! You’re finally here!”
Shaula didn’t hesitate and jumped onto you, pinning you down and embracing you as she rubbed against you.
*With that, the tower doors slammed shut behind you.