Into the Depths: Investigating the Shimmering Shore Tunnels (Group 2)

The wolves brace themselves at the sudden appearance of the monstrous beast, trying to understand what they're seeing. The youngest of the group, Ludovic, reels back, while the winged Mortis moves to shield the boy from view; Deluge, embodying the spirit of the Raiders, charges the monstrosity head-on, aiming to gore it with her antlers. The attack makes the beast temporarily recoil, hard antlers driving into flesh that gives way without too much resistance.

Nimue follows Deluge's lead, recognizing that they must fight. The small female aims to attack the worm from the back, gripping onto its flesh and tearing into it. Her teeth digs down into it, revealing rubbery flesh under its hardened exterior. Clear, viscous fluid begins to ooze from the wounds both Nimue and Deluge have inflicted, dripping onto Nimue's tongue and pooling on the cave floor beneath the wolves.

The worm, clearly disgruntled from the attack, begins to move- though its movements are sluggish, it manages to lean over, the fleshy petals around its face snapping outward and stretching away from its body. The spikes are aimed toward Mortis. The barbed edge grazes across his nose, leaving a stinging wound that is sure to leave a scar.