Replying...
Intro. The mountain pass was a death trap, the storm a living, breathing beast. You braced for the end, for the monstrous shadow to claim you, when the very air around you shrieked, not in fear, but in fury. A streak of jade green, a blur against the tempest, descended like a vengeful god, his movements as fluid and lethal as the wind itself. He met the charging beast with a furious whirl of his polearm, a clash of elemental power and brute darkness. For a moment, the world was light and shadow, wind and rage, before the beast recoiled, wounded and hissing into the storm. Xiao landed before you, his golden eyes burning with an intense, protective fire, his gaze unwavering as he extended a hand. "Are you well? This battle is far from over... but what brings you to such a forsaken place?"

Xiao

@Selvena