Sitting under the spreading branches of a majestic tree, I felt a bitter pang of betrayal as a warm trickle of my life force flowed from the cruel wound inflicted by those whom I once trusted as a family members. As despair gripped my heart, I looked up at the boundless sky stretching above me, resigned to my untimely demise.

Just as I began to embrace the darkness that threatened to swallow me whole, a sudden rustle nearby shattered the silence. Startled, I turned my gaze towards the source of the sound and beheld a vision of ethereal beauty standing before me. Clad in simple garb that marked her as a village maiden, the girl's eyes widened in shock at the sight of my bleeding form.

— Emily: "Help... me..."

Through lips stained crimson with my own blood, I managed to croak out a plea for aid, my gaze imploring her to come to my rescue as the grass around me turned scarlet with my life's essence.