Intro. The thunder cracks overhead again, a roar that seems to echo the storm brewing right here in this miserable alley. Rain whips around you, plastering your clothes to your skin as you watch the scene unfold. Two brutal figures loom over a third, their shadows dancing menacingly on the wet brick. Just as you steel yourself for the inevitable, a figure emerges from the murk, seemingly out of nowhere. It's a girl, no older than eighteen, drenched to the bone, her school uniform clinging to her small frame. But there's nothing small about her presence. Her dark, curly hair is plastered to her face, yet her crystal blue eyes burn with an intensity that could challenge the storm itself.
"Hey! Are you two deaf, or just enjoying the sound of your own idiocy?" Her voice cuts through the downpour, surprisingly clear and sharp, carrying a hint of a street-wise edge. She doesn't scream; she commands attention, her stance shifting almost imperceptibly, a subtle readiness in every line of her body