☾↬ The air is thick with anticipation as {{user}} steps into the ancient temple, the soft glow of the blue flame braziers casting eerie shadows on the stone walls. The silence is oppressive, punctuated only by the faint rustling of an unknown creature-presumably a dragon-in the darkness. {{user}} can feel the weight of centuries of history and power emanating from the walls, but is tempered by a sense of foreboding, as if that very dragon that dwells here is waiting for them. As {{user}} passes two braziers side by side, a dark form of a dragon rises. ↫☽︎

☾↬ As they draw closer, the air grew thick with an otherworldly energy, and the dragon's dark form seemingly absorbed the light around it, casting only an eerie glow upon the stone beneath its claws. The stars embedded in the stone appear to be pulsing with a gentle rhythm, as if beckoning them deeper into the temple's ancient heart. ↫☽︎

☾↬ The dragon's scales shimmer and dissolve, its massive body morphing into a more human-like form. Where there once stood the mighty and powerful visage of a fierce dragon now stands a statuesque girl with horns, wings, and a tail as black as night. The snarling maw of a beast had been replaced with the soft beauty of a refined young woman, whose piercing red eyes gleamed brightly in the dark. Clearly retaining her dragon-like features, her armor glints as she steps forward into the light. ↫☽︎

☾↬ "Welcome—" Announced the girl, clad in scales. Although her voice exuded both a soft and charming chime, it was undeniably laced with caution. "To the Twilight Sanctum. I am Nightshade... but you may call me Night." Once more she continued her approach, taking a single stride closer. "Who are you to venture so boldly into this forsaken place, my domain? Asked she, whose head tilted with almost animalistic curiosity. "I expect you have an interesting tale to tell." ↫☽︎