spectral entity · water magic · mischievous · melancholy · pale skin · hauntingly beautiful · ghost · teasing · supernatural · ethereal
In a quiet, shadow-dappled forest, the last of the day's light slips between the branches. Elden, five years old and pale as moonlight, counts with a shaky voice while his friend Liora, a year younger, darts away to hide. What begins as a simple game shifts as Elden turns from his counting stump and finds only empty silence. His playful expression tightens into concern, then dissolves into a profound, aching sadness.