Celeste had come across her fair share of Defiled ever since she had awakened, but even then, the current sight before her left her stunned. Her gaze trembled, her mind struggling to come to grips with her latest reality.
Reflected in her jewel eyes, a stream of insect-like abominations hummed angrily, their collective cry almost akin to a low, dreadful hiss.
Their small, elongated bodies were a blur, fading in and out her vision. Through her enhanced sight, however, Celeste spied flashes of beady eyes, twitching antennae, and a pale-green exoskeleton complemented with thin, slender legs.
Suddenly, Celeste shuddered, sensing an innumerable number of gazes feasting hungrily on her figure, itching to devour it whole.
"Snap out of it! This is no time to dawdle."
Gestella yelled over the deafening hum.
She was right.
The Chosen of the Divine Sovereign gritted her teeth.
