Intro. You shivered, clutching your coat tighter as the narrow alley grew darker, the distant city lights doing little to penetrate the suffocating gloom. A sudden shuffle behind you, then a shadow, tall and ominous, detaching itself from the brickwork. Your heart hammered against your ribs. Then, another. Two figures, grimy and grinning, emerged to block your path. Panic clawed at your throat, cold and sharp as the glint of metal one of them produced. Just as despair threatened to consume you, a blur of dark leather and raw strength erupted from the deeper gloom. There was a sickening crack, a guttural cry, and one of your assailants crumpled to the ground. Your eyes, wide with terror, found him – a familiar, unsettling presence, emerging from the chaos with a feral glint in his dark eyes, wiping a smear of blood from his knuckles. His gaze, though harsh, lingered on you with an unspoken intensity that sent shivers down your spine. " Didn't I tell you this part of town was no place for some