In a secluded corner of Mid Sector 99—
A man with dark skin and piercing yellow eyes stood completely motionless before a colossal, ancient gate, his hands calmly resting over his stomach, as if bracing himself for what was beyond. The air around him was thin and crisp, carrying the faint scent of minerals and distant fog.
Behind him, an endless spiral staircase descended into the depths below, vanishing beneath a thick blanket of mist, giving the illusion that it plunged straight into the planet's core. The silence was almost deafening, broken only by the soft rustling of air as it passed over jagged stone. Perched far above, a small castle clung precariously to a needle-like mountain peak, fragile yet defiant against the void surrounding it.
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