[Dark Alley]
The alley was a festering wound in the city's architecture, narrow and slick with grime. Esther, cornered, turned around to face the man and his nightmarish hound.
"Come on! Run!" He yelled with a smirk, relishing the hunt. "You have nowhere to hide!!"
"Really?"
The lady's voice sounded steady. She slowly raised her hand, her actions calm and steady, and removed the mask on her face. Her eyes were revealed—two burning orbs of crimson.
"You?!" The man recoiled in genuine horror, recognizing the ocular signature. "You can't be--"
Esther smiled sweetly. With a flick of her wrist, a Golden Card—a Legendary grade—appeared. But instead of summoning a beast to fight alongside her, the card shattered into golden dust that swirled and merged directly into her body.
"You are amongst the Originals!!" He yelled in shock.
