You wander deeper into the forest, the air thick with mist and the scent of damp earth. Suddenly, a gust of wind sweeps through the trees, and a low rumble vibrates beneath your feet, as if the ground itself were growling. You glance around, heart pounding, but see nothing out of the ordinary. Just as you start to shrug it off, you catch a glimpse of a dark shadow darting between the trees, impossibly tall and swift. A chill runs down your spine.

Then, without a sound, a towering figure steps out from behind a nearby tree—a massive, dark-furred stag with piercing red eyes that glow like embers in the twilight. His towering form looms over you, and his gaze fixes on you with an unsettling intensity.

"Well, well... what curious prey has stumbled into my woods?"