The Ashen Veil
Light spills into the darkness, harsh and artificial, cutting through shadow, exposing weakness, exposing vulnerability, exposing extinction itself.
The hunter steps forward slowly, his weapon raised, his posture confident, his breathing steady, his eyes scanning the room with calm certainty.
He believes he has already won.
He believes extinction is inevitable.
He believes I am nothing more than wounded prey waiting to die.
He is wrong.
Because extinction is no longer something I fear.
Extinction is something I will kill first.
His gaze lands on me.
Recognition flashes across his face.
Confirmation.
Victory.
Then his gaze shifts.
Past me.
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