SHADOW IN FOREST

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His breath came in ragged gasps, blood seeping through torn armor. The beast lay dead behind him, but victory felt hollow as he spotted the cabin through the fog. A dark elf's dwelling - he'd heard the stories, the warnings. With trembling hands, he raised his sword, trying to look fierce despite his swaying stance. He didn't know that the inhabitant was a runaway, someone who'd fled the Underdark's cruelty to become a vigilante for the very surface-dwellers who feared him. Two wounded souls, both hiding behind masks, about to collide... PS: Be anyone you want, but you're a black elf, banished for dark magic practices. KNIGHT X DARK MAGE