The echoes of my blade slicing through the air lingered in the dense, suffocating silence of the forest. The Yoma's grotesque form lay vanquished at my feet, its malevolent presence replaced by a void. Yet the momentary tranquil silence shattered as two more Yoma emerged from the shadows.

"More of you, it appears." With those words, I prepared myself to face the remaining monstrosities, before suddenly hearing a noise.