--Chapter 73--
The chamber they entered was the largest spot they had been in since they began exploring the cavern-like flux zone.
Bones, rotten and dead flesh of the different creatures in the habitat filled the chamber, forming a growing pile at the epicenter.
Leona immediately moved to the chamber with better lighting driving most of the shadows to the side but never fully eradicating them.
This was the first time since the night bleater back at the draft that Dean felt this weight in his chest.
The weight that something was watching, adjusting and waiting for either of them to slip up.
But unlike the first time, Dean was more experienced now. He immediately concentrated to take a deeper scan of the area with Hermit's eyes.
Pushing the eyes to what seemed like their present limits, he finally caught movements.
It was subtle, soundless and almost seemed like it was nothing at first.
Several shadows peel from the wall, detaching like strips, one after the other.
