Author's Note: Do Not Unlock Yet. Chapter Is Still Under Construction
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Victor wandered through the strange, twisted version of the ancient grove, his boots crunching softly on decaying leaves and moss-covered earth. The world around him looked like the ancient grove, but everything felt wrong. The trees seemed older, darker, more distorted, like twisted memories of what they once were. Mist hung in the air like a choking shroud, and time felt loose, as if minutes stretched into hours.
It had already been a full day since he'd realized he was trapped. Every direction he explored only led him deeper into endless paths of shadowed woodlands. Notifications had long since faded, leaving only silence in his mind. No hidden quests. No guidance. Only the message burned into his vision: "You have entered an altered realm of the ancient grove. To escape, find and confront the one who forged this realm or convince them to undo it."
