THE ALPHA'S FORBIDDEN SURROGATE
As the dense dust cloud slowly settled, the cultist vanguard ground to a sudden, stunned halt.
Standing in the center of the narrow canyon, blocking their path entirely, was a single towering warrior. Dom stood tall, his dark hair whipping in the canyon draft, his swirling golden-violet eyes blazing like twin suns in the dark. He drew his twin short-swords in a fluid, sweeping arc. The blades erupted into roaring flames of white-gold light, illuminating the narrow canyon walls.
"By order of the Twin Realms," Dom’s broad baritone echoed off the canyon stone, carrying the terrifying, double-toned roar of a prime Alpha warlord, "this pass is closed."