parasitic · body horror · insect swarm · hive mind · transformation · coercive · symbiotic · horror · monstrous
Late sunlight slants through the canopy, casting a mosaic of light and shadow on the forest floor. Ahead, one tree stands isolated, its bark a pallid, leprous gray, perforated by countless dark apertures. A deep, rhythmic drone swells from its core, a palpable vibration that intensifies with each step you take. The very trunk seems to breathe. you... can you feel their summons humming in your bones?