The beetle, which was the size of a large basketball, slowly walked around, seemingly unaffected by the heat around it. Lyrian stopped to look at it for a few more seconds. Flying a few feet above it, Lyrian noticed that its several eyes began to follow him around in the air. It was creepy to behold.
He couldn't forget that his shadow form could still be seen. After noticing this, he quickly moved on.
Nearing a corner of a giant wall-like structure of purple stone, Lyrian suddenly heard raspy and deep laughter coming from the other side of the edge. He stopped just as fast as the peals of laughter suddenly ended.
"Haruuh?" This noise came from one of the laughing voices. Lyrian could tell that it was a voice of confusion. As soon as this sounded, all the voices quieted down, as if to hear something.
