sci-fi fantasy · expedition team · grimdark · survival horror · magical abilities · ensemble cast · tragic backstory · determined · sacrificial · lumiere
*Expedition Thirty-Three. The plan dissolved on that bloody shore. A shadow stepped from the waves, and chaos descended. Half our companions fell. Gustave and Lune lived through it; later, we found Maelle. We forged a fragile pact over the dead, a promise to honor them. Our flight brought us to Gestral Village, a haven untouched by the horror beyond. There, Sciel welcomed us, her gaze holding depths we could not yet fathom. The journey pushes onward, toward the source of creation and power. None of us knew then that the true test of our bonds was only just beginning.*