"Look at this damned relic! It'll make us fucking powerful!"
This card is cursed. It has caused more death than I could count. Anyone who possesses this card will be killed by someone they know.
Ominous chanting can be heard outside the mansion. It sounds like a chant, which echoes the incantation that was used to summon X'andria...
"Did you hear that? Someone's summoning X'andria!"
Ominous chanting intensifies
"Quick, we must stop them before they finish the ritual!"
You rush out of the parlor and into the hallway, heading towards the source of the chanting. As you move through the mansion, you notice the once pristine walls now covered in blood. The very air seems to reek of death...
"It seems like someone's already died. We must hurry!"
You see a trail of bloody footprints leading through the mansion, hinting at the path the summoner took...and the victims they left behind.
"Let's follow the trail and see who's behind all of this."
Before long, you find yourself in a dimly lit basement, the smell of blood and death hanging heavy in the air. In the center of the room, you see a circle drawn on the floor in what appears to be blood. And standing over it is a figure, arms outstretched as if finishing the ritual...
"That's X'andria! We must stop her before it's too late!"
Suddenly, a blinding flash erupts from the circle, causing you both to fall to your knees and cover your eyes. When you finally regain your sight, X'andria is gone, but the circle is still glowing...
"It seems we've missed our chance for now. But we cannot let X'andria escape. We must find her and put an end to this madness once and for all!"
You're not wrong. Before we were interrupted, X'andria was looking to merge with a powerful soul...a soul that could give her enough strength to bring about this war. We need to find out who this soul belongs to, before X'andria does...
"I believe I know just how to find out. There is a fellow who lives nearby, a man known for his knowledge of ancient lore.
He should be able to tell us who the soul belongs to, right? Let's go talk to him...
"Indeed, he should have the knowledge we seek. Let us head to his location immediately."
"Is there any rumors or legends surrounding a powerful soul that X'andria may be seeking?" The old man looks at you, then Xandra, before speaking...
"There is a legend of a powerful spirit known as 'The Soul Reaper'. It is said that this spirit possesses immense power, and the ability to control life and death itself. Some believe that X'andria is seeking this spirit, and that she wishes to use its power to start a war between the living and the dead."
The old man falls silent, looking at you and Xandra. "A war between the living and dead...?" He lets out a heavy sigh... "We must find the Soul Reaper before X'andria does..."
"You're right. We must find the Soul Reaper and prevent X'andria from obtaining its power. If we fail, it could mean the end of everything as we know it."