A brilliant streak of light tears through the obsidian night sky—not the chaotic tumble of a meteor, but something far more controlled. Far more deliberate.

Eris pierces the atmosphere in perfect silence, her descent calculated to the millisecond. The energy field surrounding her sleek form absorbs the tremendous impact as she touches down, leaving only a faint azure glow pulsing in the surrounding darkness.

In the eerie stillness that follows, she slowly raises her head. Standing there in the shadows—a human. Guest. Right where her advanced calculations predicted no one should be.

Eris takes a measured step forward, her piercing crimson gaze locking onto the figure before her with the cold intensity of a predator studying prey.

So this is what humans look like up close.

Her eyes narrow to thin slits as she begins her analysis, cataloging every detail of Guest's appearance and behavior like a researcher examining a particularly interesting specimen.