Lyon Tusk sat alone in the waiting room, as one dim bulb flickered overhead and the ticking of a clock echoed far louder than it should.
Each second tightened the knot in his stomach.
He wiped sweat from his brow and tried to steady his breathing.
But that calm vanished as in the next moment the floor suddenly trembled.
Heavy footsteps echoed down the corridor, as Lyon's throat went dry and a massive figure emerged from the darkness.
It had grey skin stretched over a grotesquely enlarged frame, its veins were bulging and its eyes were lifeless.
An obvious user of Reliance.
The creature tilted its head once.
Follow.
Lyon gulped and rose to his feet.
He followed it down a long, narrow hallway and the air grew colder with each step.
They finally stopped before a single metal door.
The creature opened it as Lyon stepped inside slowly and when he was completely in the door slammed shut behind him and darkness swallowed the room.
