Howl!
The heavy silence shattered like glass beneath a sudden, ear-piercing howl.
The dunes shuddered, trembling violently as a powerful vibration surged through the sands, rattling bones and wagons alike.
Horses neighed in panic, rearing against their reins, and a chill wind swept through the caravan like death's breath.
Then it erupted.
From the depths of the dunes, a colossal shadow burst forth with earth-splitting force.
A titanic beast, hundreds of meters long, launched itself into the sky, its massive black-scaled body writhing as it soared.
Sand poured off its body in cascading sheets as it arced high above them, blotting out the sun like a living nightmare.
The Sandbone Worm.
A beast feared in hushed whispers and grim tales—standing now before their very eyes.
Its serpentine form shimmered with obsidian-like armor, each scale ridged with razor-sharp edges.
Its maw, lined with jagged, blood-stained teeth, yawned wide enough to swallow a small fortress whole.
