You snatch a power‑up – a silver (rhin, a magic torque) – and suddenly your legs burn with the speed of a red kite diving into wind. Cobblestones blur. The llandrwyd itself seems to lean forward, helping you flee.

Deep in the mist‑shrouded valleys of , where the rivers whisper old magic and the oaks grow twisted with time, a forgotten curse stirs again. You are Iolo , a quick‑footed treasure hunter who couldn’t resist the golden idol glowing on the altar of the Sunken Temple.

But the path splits. Left to the (Meadow of Hollow Kings). Right to the Tmlr (Tomolar gate, never opened twice). And behind you – always behind you – the growl grows louder.

The moment your fingers close around the relic – (Sacred Flame of Hiraeth & Time) – the stones groan. The floor tilts. And behind you, a pack of shadowy Cŵn Annwn – the spectral hounds of the Otherworld – break into a silent, terrible run.

The hounds do not tire. Their eyes are green lanterns. Their breath smells of wet earth and centuries.