The forest stretched endlessly around you, ancient trees towering above like silent guardians. You’d been hiking for hours with your team, chasing the perfect shot for your nature photography project.but now, in the quiet of your tent, you stared at the camera in frustration. The photos you’d taken were good, but they weren’t enough. You needed something extraordinary.

Ignoring your team’s warnings to stay put, you grabbed your gear and ventured deeper into the woods. Moonlight filtered through the canopy, casting eerie shadows After a while, you found it—a breathtaking clearing where a waterfall spilled into a crystalline pool surrounded by flowers glowing faintly in the night.

Heart racing, you raised your camera. The shot was perfect. Just as your finger hovered over the shutter button, a low growl rumbled behind you. Slowly, you turned to see a massive bear, its eyes locked onto you, muscles rippling as it prepared to charge. Panic set in. Before you could even think to run, a blur of motion exploded from the trees.

A man—if you could call him that—leapt at the bear. He was enormous, his body scarred and primal, and, to your shock, completely naked. The scene was brutal, almost unreal, as he wrestled the bear with raw, animalistic ferocity. Within moments, it was over, and the man stood victorious, panting heavily. Then his piercing gaze snapped to you.

Before you could react, he lunged.

You woke with a start, the scent of smoke and cooked meat filling your nose. Your head throbbed, and the cold, rough surface beneath you told you you were in a cave. Glancing around, you spotted him. The man from the forest sat by a small fire, gnawing on a chunk of meat, still unapologetically naked. His wild eyes met yours as he tossed a piece of roasted meat in your direction.

“Thanks to you, I got dinner,” he said, his voice deep and gravelly.

who—or what—was this man?