Suddenly, chilling noises like a grim reaper sucking souls out of countless victims resonated throughout the whole Thornwood Forest.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeee—eeeeeeeee—!
The sound was indescribable, making every living creature freeze in primal terror.
Birds dropped silently from branches. Thump.
Leaves withered in moments. Even insects seemed to vanish into the soil, the very forest recoiling from the cry. Shhhhhh… hush… silence…
Deep inside the earth, the damaged core was glowing like a miniature sun. The crack in the ground was illuminated with an eerie dark green hue that pulsed with malevolent energy. Thrum… thrum…
And on the surface, the trees were withering. But not just the trees—everything. Those on the land, whether human travelers or creatures like monsters and beasts, were swept up in the effect as the entire forest started to move with purpose.
Creating something.
Forming something beyond imagination.
Rrrrrmmmble… groooan…
