Sylvie’s Resolve

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The flames consumed my figure.

Heat wrapped around my body, warm and crackling and then, nothing.

I stumbled forward, but there was no ground beneath my feet.

Just an endless void stretching into eternity. The air seemed thick, heavy, as though I had stepped into a world that had long since burned away.

My breath came in short intervals as I tried to steady myself.

Then, a sharp ding rang in my ears.

A glowing, blue screen appeared in front of me, lighting up the previously dark surroundings.

[System Quest]

Suryi's Trial

Objective: ???

Reward: ???

I froze.

What… was this?

A system? That was impossible.

Only madmen and scholars had whispered about such things, calling them the will of the gods.

But here it was—floating in front of me, real and undeniable.