Beacon Of Hope

"Move!" A voice rang out, jolting Julien from his reverie. With a final push, he found himself propelled into action, his feet carrying him swiftly towards the noble district.

As he fled, he couldn't resist the urge to glance back, and what he saw chilled him to the bone. The monsters had already begun their descent from the city walls, their long, human-like limbs carrying them with unnatural speed.

It was then that Julien truly saw the horror of their appearance. Their elongated necks, smooth hairless skin, and claws that stretched nearly a foot in length were the stuff of nightmares. These creatures were the embodiment of pure terror, a manifestation of the darkest corners of the human psyche.

Monstrous strength aside, their sheer numbers posed an equally daunting challenge. Julien counted at least a hundred of them, a veritable army of death and destruction.

Upon reaching the ground, the monsters immediately pounced on the soldiers, their claws rending flesh and shattering bone wi