First clash

Who is hunter, who is prey.

Over the course of the hunt, the answer changes.

Even more so when the two parties face off.

The victor is decided by many things: strength, speed, wit, and who the god of death favors.

Wisdoms of the Koh'rakh

NARA

First clash

The air was thick with tension as I stood alone, staring down the cape buffalo leader at the edge of the cliff. The landscape around us was wild and unforgiving—loose stones, jagged rocks, and the sheer drop that with any slight misstep threatened to swallow us both. The wind whipped across the plateau, a constant and vivid reminder of the precariousness of my situation. I could hear the distant sound of flowing water, but right now, it was just me and this massive beast, locked in a deadly standoff.