The next morning, Kain was sleeping soundly, wrapped in the comfort of his blankets, his body still recovering from the intense sparring match the day before. The academy was quiet in the early hours, the only sounds being the occasional rustling of leaves outside his window and the soft murmurs of students beginning to wake.
Then, without warning, a blaring alarm echoed in his mind, piercing through his dreams like a dagger.
[SYSTEM ALERT: EMERGENCY QUEST ACTIVATED!]
The sudden noise shocked Kain awake, his eyes snapping open as he bolted upright in bed, heart pounding in his chest. A deep sense of dread settled in his gut as he quickly processed what was happening.
"Emergency quest?" Kain muttered, his voice groggy but laced with urgency. "System, open my emergency quest!"
