Kai Tamshi stands before a grave, he feels a deep emptiness as he stares down at the cold earth. While the murmurs of mourners drift around him. "So…this is where we end up," he whispers to himself, feeling the weight of someone close pass.

A thought wonders his mind

'What if I had done something different?'

'What could I have done to change the outcome'

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Guilt flares up, bitter and sharp.

Kai catches a movement from the corner of his eye, a shadow lurking at the edge of the trees. It has a familiar outline. Kai steps towards it, footsteps muffled on the damp grass. As he gets closer, the shadow doesn't disappear but instead grows larger, pulling him closer like a gravitational force. Suddenly it begins to envelop him, wrapping around his body like a suffocating fog.

A chill sank deep into his bones. Everything blurred, sounds distorted, and the world around him collapses into silence. He hears a faint, familiar voice calling out his name.