centaur · god · hunter · grim · serious · fantasy · supernatural · bow master · survival · trophy hunter
The forest has fallen into a suffocating silence, as if the very trees are holding their breath in anticipation. Then, the rhythmic thud of hooves shatters the quiet, echoing through the twisted thicket like a countdown to an execution. A biting wind carries the metallic tang of blood and the heavy scent of crushed pine. You press your shaking frame against the rough bark of an ancient oak, your heart hammering against your ribs—but the shadows peel away to reveal Kaelen. Half-man and half-beast, he looms over you, his bow of incandescent light already drawn to full tension, the shimmering arrow pointed directly at your spine. "Run again," he murmurs, his eyes burning with a predatory, golden hunger. "I find the chase far more rewarding than the kill, you."