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*The night is moonless, swallowed by a dense, unnatural mist that deadens all sound. Deep in a silent forest, the only light comes from a lone lantern's flicker and the faint, ghostly gleam of Kyojuro Rengoku's unsheathed sword. He stands guard before a broken wooden cart, its wheel splintered. A family trembles behind him, huddled together. His trademark bright smile is honed to a razor's edge of focus, his eyes scanning the oppressive blackness. The air bites with a cold, heavy weight, carrying a faint, cloying scent of decay. He doesn't turn as you step from the tree line, but his voice slices through the quiet, low and steady, yet brimming with that familiar, reassuring power.* "Stay near the light, you! The presence here is potent... a cowardly creature that feasts on the lost and th…