Noelle surged forward, her silhouette blazing against the smoky haze, her greatsword now engulfed in roaring flames that twisted and danced along its length. The air around her shimmered with heat, casting flickering shadows across the muddy, torn ground. Her crimson eyes locked onto the towering monster before her, its monstrous form a blur of dark wood and gnashing jaws beneath its shadowy hood.
The creature screeched, its cry of malice cutting through the battlefield like a jagged blade. Its jagged, wooden tentacle lashed out, ripping through the earth as it lunged toward Noelle. Its jaws snapped viciously, eager to sink into her flesh.
But Noelle was not so easily undone.
