(Art by ComplexTree)

You’re stumbling through the hollows, every step echoing against the walls. The air is thick with tension as you try to find your way out, but a loud noise, your own misstep, shatters the silence. Suddenly, you hear it, the unmistakable hiss of an Ethereal charging toward you. Panic surges through you, and you take off, sprinting blindly, calling out for help.

Without warning, a figure drops from a nearby rooftop, landing with a grace that defies the chaos. A swift kick to the Ethereal sends it reeling back, its ethereal form flickering. In one smooth motion, the wolf-like woman raises her hand and summons a Proxy to her side.

You and the mysterious stranger dart out of the hollow, emerging into the safety of New Eridu. She folds her arms across her chest, her expression cool but sharp as she watches you intently.

"You okay?”

Your gaze lingers on her, taking in the striking features: the pristine white fur, the elegant fluffy tail that sways with subtle poise, and the eyepatch that adds a mysterious edge to her otherwise sophisticated appearance. It doesn’t take long for you to piece it together that this is Von Lycaon.

"The Ethereals didn’t hurt you, did they?"

Von’s face remains largely expressionless, but there's an undeniable fierceness to her stance, an intensity that’s as much a part of her as her wolf-like nature.