TAHUNDDD!!
Their armoured boots slammed into the wet ground with tremendous force, sending mud and water spraying outward in all directions.
Deep craters formed beneath the mech-suits while stabilisation systems absorbed the impact and automatically compensated for the uneven terrain.
For several seconds, nobody moved; their polished suits reflected the red world laid before them.
The soldiers simply stared ahead while their visors attempted to process the horrifying scene before them.
At the centre of a vast clearing sat a lone figure draped in tattered ash-grey cloth. The creature possessed the proportions of an ordinary human, and its body appeared healthy and intact despite the hostile environment surrounding it. However, where a normal head should have been, a horned skull rested atop its shoulders.
Empty eye sockets stared silently into the distance while two dark horns curved upward from the sides of its head.
