The world didn't end. It changed. After the Aether Breach, reality fractured into something unstable- cities split between normal and wrong, where the dead don't just rise... they remember. Vanta sees patterns others miss. Storm stays calm when everything falls apart. They weren't meant to work together. But in a world that watches, learns, and adapts... they might be the only ones who can stay ahead of it. As rumours spread of a place untouched by the chaos- a zone where everything is still- they're pulled into something deeper than survival. Because the Aether isn't just hunting. It's studying. And the closer they get to the truth... the more it starts to recognise them. ⸻ Shadow & Storm Some bonds aren't made. They're survived.