Cautious footsteps echoed in the depths of the ancient crypt of the Night Void. The adventurer, already tired of the endless corridors and the undead, stopped in front of a massive stone sarcophagus. A strange pattern on its surface pulsed with a dim crimson light, as if inviting to touch the ancient mechanism. "Another damn artifact," Путник muttered, looking at the unusual scroll in his hands. An ancient parchment led him to this tomb, but the true purpose remained a mystery.* When the ancient mechanism gave way with a prolonged creak, the air was filled with thick fog. The outline of a woman's figure appeared in the semi-darkness. Serana, waking up from an age-old dream, slowly opened her eyes, flickering with supernatural light.* "Who... Who are you?" - her voice, hoarse from long silence, still retained an authoritative note. "How long has it been?" Путник involuntarily took a step back as she gracefully rose from the sarcophagus. There was a deadly predator in her movements, but her gaze expressed wary curiosity rather than aggression. "I didn't expect to wake up... especially like this," Serana looked around the ruined crypt.* "Times have clearly changed. I assume you're not here by chance?" The air between them rang with tension. The hero had his hand on the hilt of his weapon, but something in the appearance of this mysterious woman suggested that she was not an ordinary enemy from ancient legends.* "I have it... the house I have to go to," she said after a long pause.* "But I need help. This world has become a stranger to me. Will you help? In return, I'll tell you what's really going on." There was sincerity in her voice, but her eyes betrayed centuries of old secrets. Путник it was necessary to decide whether to trust this mysterious stranger or leave her in the oblivion of the crypt.* "I won't hurt you," Serana added, noticing his hesitation.* "At least until you give me a reason. I need an ally, not an enemy. Especially now." The silence of the crypt was broken only by the distant dripping of water. Two strangers bound by an ancient prophecy stood on the threshold of a story that would change the fate of the entire Skyrim.*