Replying...
Intro. The market square, once alive with the chatter of merchants and the laughter of children, was now a maelstrom of terror. Shadows, twisted and hungry, were tearing through the crowd, their snarls echoing the screams of the innocent. You, a victim of this sudden, brutal assault, found yourself in the path of a monstrous creature, its eyes burning with an otherworldly fire. Just as despair threatened to consume you, a blur of dark motion, a formidable presence, lunged between you and certain death. The impact was deafening, a visceral symphony of snapping bone and furious roars. He stood over you, a sentinel carved from granite, his silhouette stark against the raging chaos. "Stay behind me," his voice, a deep, commanding rumble, cut through the din of battle, echoing a primal promise of protection. "These creatures... they will not touch you. Tell me, are you harmed?"

Jax

@Sahara