Whispers of the Ancients

Previously

…Anya’s eyes widened, a flicker of fear mingling with a newfound resolve. She looked at the chest, then back at Corbin, a silent question hanging in the air between them. The game was escalating, and the shadowy figures who had silenced Dr. Reed were now casting their long, menacing shadow over them both. The city outside, once a symbol of progress and possibility, now felt like a labyrinth, filled with hidden dangers and ancient secrets waiting to be unearthed, or to remain buried forever.