All eyes turned toward the treeline as an enormous figure emerged. A beast unlike any other, towered above the rest.
The beast had thick, striped fur that shimmered with faint hues of deep orange and black which looked like flames dancing in the shadows.
It moved with the raw power of a bear, and its hulking frame swayed with each step, but its lean muscles and sharp feline grace betrayed the predatory instincts of a tiger.
Razor-sharp claws dug into the earth, leaving deep grooves, and its glowing golden eyes swept across the battlefield in a cold and calculating manner which exposed its sentience.
The creature's presence demanded reverence. Even the fiercest warriors trembled, their weapons forgotten in their hands.
The lesser beasts froze in place, their heads bowing as if in submission. Even the panther-beast whimpered, its ears flattening against its skull as it slinked back into the trees, unwilling to challenge this apex predator.
