The dark room seemed heavier, as if the air was shrinking away from the horror that filled it. A giant, shadowy beast stood in the carnage, its form towering and menacing.
The walls ran slick with blood, and broken silver-masked bodies littered the floor. Two figures stood alone: the woman in the white mask, who gripped a shining sword, and the animal-masked man, who breathed unsteadily, whose fists trembled.
The beast's silver eyes glowed bright and locked onto the woman in the white mask. A deep growl rumbled from its throat, shaking the ground like distant thunder.
The animal-masked man moved first.
He charged forward, his body glowing with earth mana. Roaring, he slammed his massive fist into the beast's side. The sound of the blow cracked like thunder, but the beast didn't budge. It spun on him with terrifying speed, claws ripping through his armor like paper.
