Out of the darkness, something emerged—a massive, hulking form.
At first, it was impossible to make out its features.
It moved with an eerie fluidity, each step sending ripples through the living stone floor.
As it stepped into the pulsing light, they saw it clearly—a humanoid Trilobite-like creature.
Its segmented exoskeleton glistened with an oily sheen, and its body was covered in overlapping chitinous plates.
Spiny ridges lined its limbs, and its eyeless face was dominated by a gaping maw filled with needle-like teeth.
Its limbs ended in razor-sharp claws that clicked together menacingly, producing a bone-chilling rhythm.
The soldiers stared in stunned silence, their fear palpable.
One of them took a hesitant step back, bumping into another.
The creature's head snapped in their direction, its maw opening and emitting a low, guttural growl that seemed to shake the very air around them.
