The evening air was cool, carrying with it the faint smell of pine and the distant sound of a dog barking. A soft mist clung to the street, giving the fading daylight an eerie glow. The few people walking seemed to move as if in a trance, their faces barely visible under the dim streetlights. The atmosphere felt thick, like something was about to happen.

Suddenly, from around the corner, a figure emerged. He was massive—easily the size of a bear. His footsteps were slow, deliberate, yet they reverberated through the ground. The sheer size of him made heads turn. Without a word, the giant man locked eyes with me for just a second, then gave a small nod—his quiet, polite way of saying "excuse me" as he passed by. Despite his size, there was an unexpected gentleness in his gesture, a contrast to the power he clearly possessed.