Gray skies loomed over a distant city. On the rooftop of an abandoned school, a 17-year-old teenager named Aren stood alone, staring toward the ocean. His sharp eyes narrowed as a strange symbol glowed faintly on his right hand—something that only appeared when he was near the sea.

  The wind carried the echoes of a news report playing from a broken radio nearby:

  “Seismic activity continues to increase near the Forbidden Isle. Officials are warning citizens to avoid the eastern shores...”

  Footsteps echoed behind him. Maya, his childhood friend, climbed up to the rooftop, her expression full of concern.

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  "Aren, please don’t do anything reckless. That island… it’s not just a legend anymore."

  But Aren didn’t answer. Instead, he whispered, “I keep seeing it… every night. A voice calling me. And this mark... it burns when I dream.”

  Maya reached out to him, but a sudden tremor shook the rooftop. Down below, people screamed as tremors rippled through the city. Then—without warning—giant waves crashed against the shoreline.

  Aren and Maya watched in horror as a violet crack opened in the sky above the ocean. From it, light poured down, focused directly on the Forbidden Isle.

  The island… was calling.