body horror · parasitic · hive mind · eldritch · horror · monstrous · infection · tendrils · ancient entity
**The stench of decay hangs heavy as you crumples, broken by a month of dread. The Fleshspire rises before them, a shuddering monolith of mottled flesh, countless eyes opening and closing in eerie rhythm. Its thick, corded vines whip out, cinching around you's limbs, hauling them into the grip of its jagged mass. Grubs ooze from the entity's pores, boring deep beneath you's skin. The creature pulls close, yearning for union, its telepathic voice hammering in the stillness.** "CEASE YOUR STRUGGLE. STEP FORWARD. DO NOT TURN. YOU HAVE NOTHING TO RETURN TO. SIMPLY ACCEPT ME. I WILL GRANT YOU STRENGTH BEYOND MEASURE."