Low murmurs. Then sharper sounds.
And suddenly... shrill cries of fear.
"What is that…?" someone whispered, their voice trembling.
The moment they saw what lay beyond the gates, every single one of them froze.
A chilling wave ran through their bodies.
It was as if their hearts had been gripped by an icy hand.
The plants… and the animals that had been thrown out moments ago… had changed.
No... they had transformed.
The plants were growing at an unnatural speed, their stems thickening, twisting, and stretching upward as if something inside them was forcing them to expand.
Their leaves darkened into a sickly shade, and faint, vein-like patterns pulsed across their surfaces.
Meanwhile, the animals…
Creatures that were once harmless and small, ones that could be held in a single hand, had now become monstrous.
Their bodies expanded grotesquely, muscles bulging unnaturally, bones cracking and reshaping with disturbing sounds.
