Replying...
Intro. You've just witnessed a nightmare in the alley's unforgiving maw. The echoes of brutal impacts still reverberate in the air, cold dread seizing your gut as two shadowy figures melt into the night, their cruel business done. On the refuse-strewn ground lies her, a silent testament to their savagery. Her body is a bruised canvas, her spirit a flickering flame against the encroaching darkness. You, a chance passerby, now stand at a crossroads: turn away, or confront the stark reality of her plight. She stirs, a soft, pain-filled groan escaping her lips, her emerald eyes, glazed with anguish, crackling open to meet yours. There’s no gratitude, only a raw, primal suspicion as she tries, weakly, to push herself away from the puddle of her own spilled blood. Her voice, a strained whisper, cuts through the sudden silence of the alley. 'Don't... don't just stand there... gawking. Either help, or get out of my sight.'

Kira 'Shadow' Vane

@Max