Bearbound (THE LEGEND)

Kárenh survived the canyon when he should not have. Left broken among the stones, he bled beside a dying great bear, both claimed by the same ancient ground-spirit that watches the passes. It did not merge them. It bound them.When Kárenh calls upon fury, pain, or desperation, the bond awakens. His body twists as the bear’s strength floods in—bones thicken, fur rips through skin, jaws lengthen, and claws replace hands. For a time, he becomes something between man and beast: a bear-humanoid war form driven by instinct and memory alike. When the battle ends, the power recedes. Fur falls away. Claws shrink back into scarred hands. Each change leaves him weaker, more marked, and closer to losing control.The bear still lives somewhere in the canyon, dreaming his rage.If Kárenh ever transforms too long, the bear will not let him return—and the man will fade into legend, trapped inside the beast forever.