The moment Thoren stepped inside, the atmosphere turned strangely quiet, and for several seconds he simply stood there, staring at the enormous entity at the center of the room.
The silence was so deafening it seemed to crawl beneath his skin. In the distance, he could hear the faint sound of something beating heavily.
This made the whole chamber feel as though it had been waiting for him.
At the center stood something that resembled a massive living tree. And instantly, Thoren knew immediately that calling it a tree was wrong.
It was made from human tissue.
The structure rose more than five meters tall. Its thick trunk formed from layers of flesh twisted and fused together, numerous branches extending from its upper body, each one bearing crimson leaves that glowed faintly.
It casted a dim red light across the surrounding darkness.
The roots were worse.
