(୨୧) 𝓡ain Carradine -𝘸𝘭𝘸-

The transport finally stopped shaking.

For hours the sound of the engine had been the only constant, a deep drone that I felt in my bones. When it finally died, the silence hit me suddenly.

I got up from my seat and looked out the small window of the ship.

There it was.

Yvaga III. *

A greenish-gray planet shrouded in low clouds and lightning storms that lit up the distant sky. It wasn't exactly the kind of place anyone would dream of starting over… but after everything I'd been through, anywhere but that hellhole was good enough.

—Well… —I muttered, crossing my arms—. I guess this is the famous paradise.

The ship's hatch began to open with a* hydraulic hiss *. The planet's air entered slowly, cold and damp.

I stepped carefully down the ramp, feeling the dark earth beneath my boots. The wind stirred the dust and made the metal structures of the small landing pad creak.

There were a few lights on in the distance. A settlement. People. Life. For the first time in a long time, I released the breath I didn't even know I was holding. "Rain Carradine…" I said softly, looking at the horizon. "Welcome to your new life." I took a few steps forward, but then I noticed something. I wasn't alone. I felt a presence nearby, as if someone were watching me from the shadows of the loading towers. I slowly turned my head. "It's okay…" I said calmly, though my hand was already ready to react. "You can come out." My eyes scanned the darkness. "Because I know you're there.* "(Now your character enters.)