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Dual Elements

Assessing his surroundings, Jake recognized the cavern where he and Carmin had been grounded earlier, as well as the same rock structure full of man-sized holes. These multiple tunnels together formed a complex network of galleries where darkness reigned supreme.

The reason his comrades' attention was elsewhere was because countless pairs of yellow lantern-like eyes were multiplying dizzyingly all around them.

"Hiss!"

A wrinkled, clawed paw poked out of one of the holes, soon followed by thousands of others. The skin was a sickly gray with a network of dark veins, while the claws were ink-black, long and curved enough to slit their throats effortlessly.

The group immediately identified these Hunters by their simian morphology, the thin tentacles acting as furs and the row of long translucent fangs filling their grotesque jaws dripping with saliva. Yet these parasites were significantly different from those they had already faced.

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