From within the forest's depths, strange creatures emerged—tall, unsettling forms that moved with unnatural grace.
They clicked their jaws in rapid, grinding rhythms, like teeth gnashing against bone, the sound echoing through the trees like a warning drum.
Their bodies were woven from pure shadow, indistinct and shifting, yet their eyes burned with a piercing, icy blue—unblinking and far too aware.
To meet their gaze was to feel your very soul unravel.
Long, hooked claws—razor-sharp and gleaming—dug effortlessly into the trunks of nearby trees as they pulled their massive heads into view.
Despite their towering size, they did not walk upright. Instead, they crawled low, limbs coiled like spiders, dragging themselves across the forest floor with a predatory grace.
One by one, they slithered from the gloom, forming a slow, tightening circle around the two intruders who had dared to trespass in their domain.
