The creature was howling at her, "Mommy, please don't!"
The woman shivered, hastening her efforts to tear away the tendrils.
...
The red rain arrived swiftly and departed just as quickly, lasting barely fifteen minutes before the skies cleared.
If not for the withered ground, one might think nothing had happened at all.
By this time, night had also fallen.
"Do not touch anything that the red rain has drenched," the Red General instructed his subordinates.
"Follow me."
The potency of the red rain was akin to deadly poison, and even without the Red General's warning, they would not have dared to come into contact with it.
The Red General moved with astonishing speed, darting into the cave; when his followers arrived, they only caught a glimpse of his cloak disappearing around a corner.
...
Eldrich opened his eyes, his complexion somewhat pale.
