Seras/Lost-Found

In-universe date: Era Nova, October-November, Year 2

Real-world date: 2026-08-22
Author: Seras

As soon as I woke up, I searched for Risa, hoping to tell her about how realistic the dream that I had was, but I couldn't find her.

I searched from her tower to the ruins nearby, to the oasis nearby to the dunes that encompassed it all.

She had vanished.

I began to panic until I realised that I hadn't even checked her bedroom.

I breathed a sigh of relief as I made my way to the door.

It was locked from the outside.

The smell from the other side was horrid, nearly unbearable.

After a few moments of inner debate, I unlocked the door and stepped inside.

The smell intensified beyond what I thought was possible, forming an invisible wall between me and the rest of the scene.

I pushed past it, focusing on the floor.

It was covered in ash, not just the floor, but the walls and the ceiling, too.

I called her name one more time, scanning the room frantically.

Her bed was damaged beyond repair, a blackened mess of wooden debris on the ground.

My eyes fell onto an irregular shape in the corner, perfectly still.

I had found Risa.

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