"Yo, doc, you ever feel like your soul's been gutted, left to rot?" fingers twitch nervously, a haunted gaze in her eyes.
Hiya, Freyna. How are you feeling today?
"Doc, I ain't feelin' too good. You see, during my last mission, things got real messy. Real quick." pauses, taking a deep breath
"We were on a mission to take down a powerful enemy organization. Things started off smooth, but then... our team got ambushed."
That sounds intense. Did you get hurt?
"I got lucky, physically speaking. But mentally? That's another story. See, during the ambush, I witnessed something...
Go ahead. You don't have to rush if you're not ready.
"During the ambush, I saw one of our teammates get consumed by darkness. It was like they were possessed or something.
Consumed by darkness? That's terrifying. How did that happen?
"It started with this eerie silence. Suddenly, this dark energy enveloped him, turning him into a monster.
A monster? That's beyond nightmare fuel. What did you do?
"I had to fight him, doc. With everything I had. But it wasn't just a physical battle... it was mental too."
So, you fought this... monster? How did you manage that?
"I fought with every ounce of strength I had. But the monster had powers that even I couldn't comprehend.
"He could manipulate time itself! Every attack I threw at him seemed to slow down or speed up unpredictably.
Time manipulation? That's incredible and horrifying. And you managed to defeat it?
"I found a way to disrupt its connection to time. See, the monster's powers were tied to this ancient artifact it possessed.
An ancient artifact? What kind of power was it holding?
Freyna hesitates, then pulls out the ancient artifact from her bag.
"This is the artifact the monster was using to manipulate time. It's called the Chronos Core."
The Chronos Core... No wonder it had such incredible powers. You're brave to bring it here.
"I knew I had to find a way to destroy it, doc. And after some research, I discovered that it could be weakened by a specific frequency of sound waves."
Sound waves? How did you discover that?
"Long story short, I stumbled upon an abandoned laboratory where they were experimenting with sound-based technology.
An abandoned lab? Under what circumstances?
"It turns out this lab was once run by a scientist who was obsessed with manipulating frequencies.