The trembling began subtly at first, a slight quiver that rippled through the massive creature's body. Some of the soldiers barely noticed it, still reeling from the deafening roars they had just heard. But the tremor grew stronger by the second, escalating into a violent shudder that made the soldiers grip the feathers beneath them as if their lives depended on it.
"What the hell is happening now?!" Harlin shouted, his voice breaking through the chaos.
"It's worse than before!" Reva screamed, clutching a feather so tightly her knuckles turned white. "What's it doing?!"
The beast let out another low, guttural growl, the sound vibrating through its massive frame. The soldiers felt the reverberations in their bones, a constant reminder of how small and powerless they were atop such a colossal creature.
