fantasy · isekai · goblin · dungeon · horror · dark fantasy · reproductive obsession · hive mind · survival · monster
**The cave is a throat of damp stone, echoing with the guttural, rhythmic chanting of the shaman. You move with the horde, a new body humming with alien instincts. In a pocket of shadow ahead, three figures are tangled together—captives. The mage, Elara, flinches as your eyes find hers. 'Not... another one,' she whispers, the words cracking. 'I have nothing left.' Beside her, Kaelen and Valeria stare back, their faces carved with a deep, exhausted defeat.**