Return of the Djinn
Elongated limbs reached out and grabbed a hold of the boulder to pull out the rest of the large semi-skeletal reptilian body. The nightmarish head which was in the shape of a humanoid skull was the last to snake out of the shadows.
If any of the barbarians were here they would immediately recognize this creature as the Hunter that had followed them over from the other world, one of the Djinn. (Appearance detailed in CH 697 'the Hunter' and first encounter in CH 735 'Djinn')
Its hefty body slowly materialized from the shadow and by the end the boulder's shadow had become much brighter.
The few strands of long hair dragged along the ground as it walked out of the gorge with heavy steps.
It stopped at the exact spot Hao Xuan previously had to slowly peer left and right. It spoke with a hoarse voice that sometimes sounded masculine and sometimes feminine.
"Soon....brothers...soon you will...be free...the time...is upon us..."