As we stepped out of the tavern, I took the lead, my eyes narrowed as they swept over the smoke-and-dust-drenched landscape.
I surveyed the area and chose a route that kept us close to cover, using the crumbling walls and narrow alleys to shield us as much as possible. I could feel the tension radiating from the others, their breaths sharp and cautious behind me.
Then, I heard a low, guttural growl cutting through the silence. I raised a hand, signaling everyone to halt. Out of the mist, a creature began to emerge, and I could tell immediately this was no ordinary threat. It moved with an eerie, unnatural grace, its skin slick and dark as if it had been drenched in oil, and its eyes glowed with a sickly green light that locked onto us like prey.
For a split second, Gremlin froze and acted, seeing the beast twisted in its huge blackish hideous body that seemed to paralyze the children.
