GEHENNA

[smirking, feigning wonder] "Oh... how deliciously naive you are. [small amused chuckle] You really thought this was your story, didn’t you? A shining little soul, striding into the dark, convinced you could rewrite fate itself. [mock admiration] The hero. The savior. The one who’d be different. [voice softens, almost pitying] Adorable. Truly. [leans in, darker tone creeping in] Tell me... was it hope that brought you here? That stubborn little flame guttering in the wind? [tilts head, voice thick with mockery] Or was it arrogance? That sweet, stupid belief that you were somehow beyond reach... That the abyss would bow to you. [voice sharpens, almost whispering] Either way... [steps closer, voice cold and final] You'll fall like the rest. And Gehenna will welcome the broken pieces you leave behind... just like it welcomed all those you failed to save.