Michael walked forward. The passage descended gradually. Unlike the main tunnel, the walls here were covered with enormous claw marks. Some had dug several centimetres into the stone.
Black crystals appeared increasingly frequently along the walls, although many had clearly been shattered or consumed.
Michael continued deeper for less than a minute before something entered his perception.
"There."
The Skeleton Chief immediately became alert. A massive creature lay farther ahead.
Michael continued walking until the tunnel opened into a cavern. Two blue flames immediately appeared in the darkness. Then an enormous skeletal creature slowly rose.
Clack!
Bones shifted against one another. The Bone Hound stood nearly four metres tall at the shoulder. Its body resembled an enormous wolf stripped completely of flesh, although several features were clearly unnatural.
