The massive chamber doors finished swinging open to reveal Ely — but she wasn't alone. Behind her, following close, were creatures. Monsters, to be more precise.
Mark felt his eyes widen as he watched them enter one by one.
'Wait… that's it? Only three?'
He had expected more.
But Ely had only brought three.
The first one he noticed was… what appeared to be a cockroach man. It was humanoid, but its body was covered by a dark brown exoskeleton. Its build was lean, almost skeletal, with long segmented limbs.
Its head was distinctly insectoid — compound eyes that gleamed, and mandibles that clicked occasionally.
Two long antennae swayed at the top of its head.
'This one gives me the creeps.'
The second was a suit of armor.
But not just any armor.
It was a full set of plate armor, broad in the torso and arms, clearly built for a warrior.
Except it had no head.
The helmet was entirely absent, leaving only a void where the neck should have been.
