From every direction, a chorus of roars and shrieks erupted, a horrifying symphony of unseen threats closing in from all sides. The sound was bone-chilling, a promise of violence from the things that called this nothingness home.
"This sound is so fucking scary," Rex muttered, a grim humor in his tone. "In the end, it might just be true that I'm afraid of the dark..."
No sooner had the words left his lips than a shape launched itself from the blackness. It moved with impossible speed, a blur of malice aimed directly for his throat.
Rex's hand snapped up, catching the creature by its neck in a grip of iron. He yanked it closer, pulling the monstrosity into the meager light cast by his armor.
What he saw made his blood run cold. "...You're so fucking ugly..."
The thing was vaguely humanoid, but its limbs were grotesquely long and flexible, twitching with unnatural life.
