“You shouldn’t be here!”

I screamed and scampered back into the cyclone beyond the cave. The streams of dust instantly clogged my lungs, nose, ears, everywhere. My vision began to blacken and opening my eyes grew more difficult with each labored blink.

“Who was that?” I yelled and turned around to see if the demon pursued me.

An ominous silhouette approached calmly. The creature remained shrouded and I had no options but diplomacy or retreat and neither sounded ...