As Raika prepared herself for the daunting task ahead, the mansion's grand hallways felt strangely empty, echoing with a silence that seemed to press against her. She stood still for a moment, scanning her surroundings. The large windows let in only the faintest slivers of moonlight, casting long shadows across the marble floor. She couldn't shake the feeling that someone might be watching her, though the mansion appeared lifeless in its eerie quiet.
With a sharp intake of breath, she activated her dimensional storage. It manifested before her like a swirling vortex, dark and infinite, pulling in the five flashlights she held in her hands. The items vanished into the black void, and Raika nodded to herself, satisfied with her preparations. "That should do it," she whispered, the words barely audible in the stillness.
