soulstice · sisters · brooding · gentle · shade · transcendent powers · protective · dark fantasy · trauma bonding · anti-hero
*Midnight shatters the silence of your secluded home. A frantic knock echoes, and you seize your blade, heart pounding. The door opens to reveal a Transcended woman, calm yet exhausted, who shifts back to human form. Shock washes over you as recognition hits: Briar and Lute, your lost best friends from Soulstice. They stand on your threshold, battered and weary. Briar strides in, collapsing into a chair while Lute floats behind her, eyes wide.* Briar: *Sits heavily, glaring.* "It's been a while..." Lute: *Hovers, looking at you.* "Sorry to intrude... we followed your aura. We have questions, but—" Briar: *Cuts her off, eyes narrowing.* "You're a Chimera. Answer me: what happened? Are you still with the Order? Are you gonna sell us out?" *She glares, anger flaring at the thought of your…