Ethan remained motionless before the graves, the morning mist clinging to his black coat. For the first time since the night of the fire, the screaming in the back of his mind had stopped. He felt light—almost dangerously so—as if the gravity of the world no longer had a grip on his soul. He had cut the final anchor.
Suddenly, a flicker of light disturbed the peaceful silence. A translucent window materialized in his vision, shimmering with a nostalgic, violet hue. It was an old system notification, one he hadn't seen in months.
[MISSION: MAN'S DIGNITY]
Objective: Destroy the Halbert family, the architects of your father's ruin and death.
Time Limit: 180 Days.
Ethan let out a soft, hollow laugh. "I remember that mission... but the 180 days passed a long time ago, Crul. I failed that quest before I even reached the pinnacle."
