Balrog paused just inside the cave entrance, feeling Selene's presence close behind him. Her energy and enthusiasm were infectious, and a small, amused grin tugged at the corners of his muzzle as he listened to her excited chatter. The air inside the cave was cooler, tinged with an earthy scent of damp stone and something more ancient, a smell that seemed to pulse with the heartbeat of the cavern itself.
As Selene's question echoed through the darkness, Balrog's obsidian eyes, adapted to the mysteries of the shadows, began to pick up faint glimmers beyond the visible spectrum. As they ventured in, the little bodies of the worms on the wall became visible to him under the pulsing glow that adorned the walls. The ethereal light they cast was unlike anything he had ever seen, bathing the cave in a gentle, almost soothing luminescence. His eyes, sharp and attentive, absorbed every detail of the glowing creatures, the way they clung to the rocks as if guarding secrets only the darkness could know.
He could feel Selene's excitement beside him, her energy buzzing; but even her boundless enthusiasm could not pull his focus away from the glowing worms. They almost seemed to whisper to him as his keen eyes honed in on them.
"I think..." Balrog started, his voice young and curious, these worms are making the light." He couldn't hide the wonder in his tone. The way the worms illuminated the cave walls fascinated him, and their glow would cast strange and beautiful shadows that danced as he moved forward.
Taking another slow step forward, he felt the cool stone beneath his paws, the texture changing slightly as they ventured inside. The light was stronger here, more concentrated, and it filled him with a sense of awe. The worms, with their soft, blue-green light, seemed to guide them deaper into the cave like tiny beacons in the dark.
Balrog's mind raced with possibilities. What were these creatures? Why did they glow? The questions were endless, and the cave's silence offered no answers, only more mysteries. Yet, the unknown didn't scare him; it intrigued him, pulled him closer to the heart of his strange, glowing world.
Selene's voice broke through his thoughts, her impatience palpable. "Go faster! I wanna see!" she hissed, her excitement barely contained. Balrog chuckled softly, appreciating her adventurousness. He picked up his pace slightly, careful to avoid disturbing the worms as they passed by, their light flickering in response to their movements.
"Look at them, Selene," he whispered, nodding toward the glowing walls. "They're everywhere, like stars in the night."
"Balrog"
