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Zarte and the Eye of Darkness
Chapter 3: Acceptance

Chapter 3: Acceptance

In the face of such desolation, reality seemed impossible. Like a shadow, I wandered through the ruins, each step filled with pain. My family, my girlfriend... this couldn’t be real. The scream that echoed through the ruins of my city was mine, a lament that tore through the night.

— AAAAH! Why? What did I do to deserve this? Why did I lose everyone I loved?

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The abyss inside me grew unbearable. The hope of finding my family faded, and the belief that my girlfriend was still waiting for me disappeared. I drowned in emptiness as despair consumed everything I was.

Then, a powerful wind began to blow, creating a black vortex that spun furiously around me. The bodies of the dead were dragged into that whirlwind. In the center of that storm, I felt small, helpless, being swallowed up along with them.

But at the last moment, a voice whispered in my mind:

— You’re not finished yet.