As Aria emerged from the darkness, the stranger's eye gleamed like lanterns in the night, illuminating the shadows that danced around them.His gaze was a palpable force, a gentle pressure that seemed to draw her closer, even as her instinct screamed at her to flee.
The air was heavy with the scent of damped earth and decaying leaves, a primordial aroma that spoke of ancient secrets and forgotten lore. The tree loomed above, their branches tangled in a canopy of gold and silver. The moonlight filtering through the leaves like a celestial mist.
Aria's heart pounded in her ches, a rhythmic drumbeat that seemed to synchronize with the stranger's slow, deliberate movements.
He stepped closer,his eyes never leaving hers,and Aria felt a shiver run down her spine as he reached out to claim her hand.
"Who are you?" She whispered,her voice barely audible over the sound of her own ragged breathing.
The stranger's was a slow, enigmatic curve of his lips, a hint of secrets and mysteries that lay beyond the veil of the mudane world.
"I am Kyan", he said, his voice low and husky,like tye purr of a great cat." And you Aria Flynn",are a Keeper.
Aria's eyes narrowed, her mind racing with questions and doubt."What did he mean?
What power? What Keeper?What Bound?"
But before she could ask, Kyan's grip on her hand tightened, and he drew closer, his silver eys burning with an inner fire that seem to ignite a corresponding flam within her own soul.
"You will learn",he whispered,his breath warm against her ear."In time,but first come with me".
Aria hesitated, torn between her fear of the unknown and her growing sense of connection to this enigmatic stranger. But as she looked into Kyan's eyes, she saw something there that gave her a pause--a deep, abiding sense of purpose, conviction that seemed to transcend the mundane boundaries of the world she knew.
With a sense of trepidation,Aria nodded.
Kyan offered his arm for them to begin. They soon reached a city of crystal spires, their facets glinting in the light of a thousand stars.
"Welcome to the Realm of Bound" Kyan said,
his voice full of pride.