Horrible Weather

Atlas was flying over Emberglade on the back of his Dungeon Monster Theo while the cold air brushed against his face after removing his helmet. That's when he spotted the Nightfall River.

It cut through the land and went further west, as cities and villages were on the other side of the rushing water, ''Fly low to the ground, and let's look for the Swamp Hags boy,'' he said with excitement while stroking the Blood Bat King's fur.

The monster released a soft chirp of acknowledgment as they soared through the sky, gliding effortlessly over rolling hills and vast stretches of grassland. Below, a group of strange, humanoid figures—women with an unnatural appearance—stumbled along the riverbank, catching his attention.

'They look like they're straight out of a horror novel,' he thought with a shiver.