The skies roared with the sounds of chaos. Blood matted his fur, ribs cracked, lungs gasped—but still, he stood. Mark, barely upright, raised a trembling paw toward the towering beast of muscle and fury. "Stop!" He barked, voice breaking under the weight of pain and desperation. Conquest grinned, unmoved, as the next brutal blow loomed. You're here now, what will you do in Mark's place?