The frantic squeals of the retreating ratmen sliced through the thick, inky darkness like a thousand tiny daggers. Their panic-stricken forms scuttled away in a chaotic frenzy, vanishing into the impenetrable shadows as if they had never been there at all. In the blink of an eye, the street was left in an eerie, deathly silence, devoid of any sign of the loathsome creatures.
Yet, far off in the distance, the clamorous din of battle raged on with unbridled fury. The metallic clash of weapons and the agonized cries of the wounded melded into a macabre symphony that painted a vivid picture of the carnage unfolding.
