Location: Dark Forest - Mid Ring | Doha (Lower Realm)
Time: Day 435, Early Morning
The mist rolled through the Mid Ring like living smoke, turning ancient ashwoods into ghost-shapes and shadows into questions. Perfect hunting weather—if you were the one doing the stalking.
Jayde crouched behind a moss-covered boulder, her enhanced blade held low against her thigh to prevent reflections. The runic channels along its fuller pulsed faintly with her Ember Qi, a warm counterpoint to the morning chill that made her breath fog.
Two heat signatures. Sixty meters northeast. Moving in synchronized patterns. Assessment: Coordinated behavior.
(They're hunting together. Like... actually together.)
