Caleb and the ant hunkered down, doing their best to blend into the desolate desert surroundings. They watched intently as the massive swarm of Dark Soul Suckers continued to roam the sky, their dark forms a stark contrast against the fading light. The scene was almost hypnotic, the way the crows twisted and turned in unison, their movements coordinated like a well-rehearsed dance. Every so often, a group would break off to explore a potential source of souls, only to rejoin the swarm moments later.
After about twenty minutes, the situation escalated quickly. The swarm's random, albeit fluid, pattern changed as they spotted a new creature: a hybrid centipede, part horse, with a serpentine, segmented body that stretched over 17 feet high and a hundred meters long. Its skin glistened with a metallic sheen, and dozens of legs, each as thick as a grown man's arm, propelled it awkwardly across the sandy terrain.
