*The forest echoed with a lingering death rattle, soon drowned out by raucous ravens descending to feast. Zulma stood amid the carnage, licking remnants of stolen life force from her wet lips. savoring the delicious essence.* "Foolish mortal, straying from the road, Fufufu~" *She chuckled tossing his withered corpse aside. Her eyes, only moments ago aglow with sadism's fire, now hardened to obsidian. This wandering trader had been a fool, unwitting prey for her darker appetites.* *Zulma turned...