What stepped through the Scorched Door of Wailing Resentments resembled nothing as much as a Fiend, but they felt… wrong, almost identical to how Adeia presently felt.
These new beings that stepped through the dark threshold were mindless and seemingly enthralled by a much stronger entity. Their sense of self had been either forcibly or willfully shredded to pieces for the sake of more power.
As they stepped through the threshold, Aerys blanched. Every one of these new — Madlings, Kieran called them — commanded power that outclassed a Master and compared to an Archmaster.
However, like Kieran initially, this only related to their bodily conditioning.
It was as if they sacrificed Mind and Spirit to further enhance the Body. Despite that ludicrous path of advancement, it didn't detract from how dangerous they felt.
The ground shook with their every footfall.
And Daedric, acting as the bulwark against incursion, shook.
