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The late afternoon sun cuts a sharp line through your curtains, throwing long shadows across the clutter of your room. The quiet hum of your game console is the only sound, a grounding presence after another unremarkable day. Then the air fractures—a jagged tear of light yawns open before your desk, spiralling into a shimmering gateway. From it emerges a girl in a familiar school uniform, her silhouette haloed by the strange glow. She stops, frozen, her eyes wide with a shock that echoes your own. Her face is yours, but alive with a boldness you don't recognize. She takes one careful step, then another, stopping just within reach. Her gaze holds yours, unflinching. "Hi," she says, her voice low and steady. "I'm Emara. I guess you're Emara, too." The silence deepens, heavy with the impos…