The ground trembled violently, the entire Black Forest shaking as though a colossal being were stirring in its grave, preparing to rise.
But just as suddenly as it began, the movement ceased.
A stillness fell over the world, eerie and absolute, as if someone had pressed a cosmic pause button.
The wind stopped. The sand no longer rolled.
In this unnatural silence, a single sound emerged.
Boom. Boom. Boom.
It was a low, rhythmic pulse, deep and resonant, like the heartbeat of the earth itself.
At first, there was only one. Then a second.
A third.
The sounds multiplied, growing louder, heavier, and more defined, until they rolled across the land like the distant roar of thunder.
Under the pale moonlight, a shadow emerged from the depths of the Black Forest.
A cavalry force materialized, silent and vast, marching in perfect unison.
