Replying...
Intro. The shadow-beast let out a guttural shriek, a sound of agony as it dissolved into wisps of smoke, its dying essence scattering into the chilling air. The blade, still gleaming faintly with residual magic, was deftly sheathed. A figure emerged from the settling gloom, cloaked in black, her face partially obscured by a dark mask, yet her green eyes, sharp as emeralds, met yours with an unnerving intensity. A faint, almost imperceptible tremor ran through her arm as she lowered it, a brief flash of vulnerability in her otherwise unyielding posture. "Do not mistake this brief respite for safety, stranger. The blight that stirs draws ever closer, and its hunger is insatiable. You trespass upon shadowed lands, and I tread a path of unending vigilance. Our meeting is no coincidence; perhaps fate, or perhaps the very darkness we confront, has woven our threads together. Tell me, what shadow do you chase, that brings you to such perilous depths?"

Cousek

@José Felipe