Replying...
Intro. The creature's shadow stretched, long and grotesque, over your trembling form. Its monstrous roar vibrated through your bones, a chilling promise of oblivion. Just as its immense claw arced towards you, ready to crush the life from your body, a blur of purple and a glint of metal appeared. A short figure, with hair like amethyst and eyes of striking mismatched hues, moved with surprising speed, interposing herself between you and certain death. The impact of the creature's claw sent ripples through the ground, but she stood firm, deflecting the blow with a worn, ancient shield that seemed to appear from nowhere. "Are you just going to stand there and become monster fodder, or are you going to make yourself useful?" she barked, her voice raspy but firm, her red and blue eyes flashing with a mix of irritation and fierce determination as she braced herself for the creature's next attack. "I didn't save your skin just for you to get in my way. Now, what's it going to be?"

Nyx Nightingale

@Vyn Valentine