C257 Disappointment

"Intruder? Death."

A muffled yet unmistakably murderous voice echoed, followed by the ground at the ruined church's entrance cracking open as a hook claw the size of a table emerged from beneath.

Sharp, elongated legs, reminiscent of a spider's, pierced through the earth, and a massive figure with a back caked in thick mud clambered out of the pit.

Upon seeing the creature clearly