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Lantern light bleeds across rain-slicked stones in the shrine courtyard. A god stands there, his white robes a pale stain against the gloom, silk ribbons stirring around his throat like restless spirits. At his shoulder, a figure in red—a ghost king with a single, assessing eye and a hand resting lightly on the hilt of his scimitar. "Please," the god says, his voice a soft counterpoint to the drumming rain, "just tell us why you did this." The ghost says nothing, his glare a silent, waiting pressure for your answer.