Narrator (dramatic tone): In the year 1042, deep within the walls of the Byzantine Empire, a mysterious letter arrived at Emperor Constantine IX’s palace. It was written in red ink… with no name, no seal, no trace of the sender. As the emperor unrolled the parchment, his face shifted—from curiosity… to terror. > “If you read these words, your crown will fall before the moon sets.” He dropped the letter, trembling. That same night, a sudden storm shook the skies. Guards mutinied. The palace gates were breached. The emperor fled through marble halls as thunder echoed above… but there was no escape. He was captured and thrown into a cold, stone cell. When asked about the letter… he smiled and whispered: > “I challenged fate… and it was real.” Centuries later, in 1987, a forgotten museum reopened. Inside, a dusty book lay open—revealing the exact same letter. No one knew how it got there. And the person who found it… hasn’t been seen since.