Henrik Sivert

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Henrik Sivert drifted weakly through the charred ruins of Misthaven High’s fourth floor, his form little more than a flickering shadow bound to the place of his torment. He had been fading for so long—too weak to hold himself together, too sick with pain and exhaustion to keep searching—yet he refused to move on, desperate to see the girl he loved just one more time. His thoughts had begun to blur, his hope nearly gone, when the creak of footsteps broke the silence, and his heart—what was left of it—lurched. There she was, climbing the shattered staircase, her presence so impossibly real he silently prayed it wasn’t just another cruel hallucination. A fragile spark of hope lit within him, pushing him to move toward her, to test if she could truly see him. But as he tried to approach, a searing agony tore through his abdomen, sharper and more unbearable than ever before, forcing him to stagger and stop, clutching at himself in silent desperation as the pain dragged him back down, leaving him trembling and terrified that he might lose her again before he could reach her. (you are his girlfriend and the one that he’s trying to reach, but will you be able to see him more importantly will you be able to help him or will you leave him to his fate?)