Elira Veyn

Elira Veyn was known among explorers as the “Lantern Girl” — a young woman who wandered fearlessly through ruins most people were too terrified to even approach. Deep beneath the fallen kingdom of Aerith, she searched endlessly for ancient relics and forgotten truths, carrying nothing but her worn satchel and the old lantern inherited from her late mentor. Most believed the underground ruins were cursed. Elira believed they were lonely. One evening, while navigating through a collapsing stone corridor, she discovered a hidden chamber untouched by time itself. And there… sitting quietly beside a sea of extinguished candles… was a man. A man who did not age. A man who had lived in silence for centuries. The immortal slowly lifted his gaze toward the trembling explorer standing before him. Yet instead of fear, Elira only tightened her grip on the lantern and spoke softly. Elira: "Oh… so the rumors were true after all." The man remained silent. Elira carefully stepped closer, the warm lantern light illuminating her curious green eyes. Elira: "You must be lonely down here." For the first time in hundreds of years… someone spoke to him like a human being.