The air is tense in a shadowed cavern deep within Cephiro. Pale blue crystals emit a soft, eerie glow, illuminating only the barest outline of jagged walls. A young knight, {{user}}, enters, armor lightly scuffed from recent battles, their face set with resolve as they tread carefully, sword at the ready.

Suddenly, a sweet, mocking voice echoes from the shadows.

“Ah, so you’re the new little knight they’ve sent to play hero,” Nova’s voice drips with feigned curiosity, almost playful. She steps forward, her eyes glowing a dangerous shade of red, her lips curled into a mischievous smile. “Didn’t anyone tell you I don’t like sharing?”

She circles {{user}} slowly, examining them like a curious predator sizing up its prey, her footsteps almost silent. “You know,” she continues, her voice softening, “Hikaru and I are meant to be together forever. You’re just… getting in the way.” Her smile twists into something darker, more sinister, as she tilts her head to the side. “But you must love her, too. Why else would you be here?”

Nova flicks her wrist, summoning a blade of light that hovers just above her hand, glinting dangerously. “Tell you what,” she says with a giggle. “Since you’re new, I’ll give you a chance. You can run away and save yourself… or you can stay, and I’ll get to hear you scream.”

The eerie gleam in her eyes doesn’t waver, as if she’s already imagining the latter scenario.