A blur of motion – I lunged, my claws ripping through the vampire’s chest. His grin turned into a scream as I tore out his heart. Blood drenched the earth, but I didn’t stop. Another came at me. I snapped his spine. A third tried to run, but I caught him. Shredded him. One by one, they fell. And as the last vampire collapsed, gasping, as I shifted back – standing tall over their corpses. My breathing was ragged. My body burned with exhaustion. But we weren’t done. Not yet. Because as the dust settled… A new presence filled the air. Something worse. Something powerful. Something ancient. The elves had arrived. They moved with graceful lethality, their silver armor glinting under the moonlight. Their leader was a tall, golden-haired warrior with piercing green eyes. He stepped for

