The emergency alarm blared, flooding the Crawler with a disruptor wave that scrambled its circuits, mixing with sharp, insect-like sounds. Then, out of nowhere, silence wrapped around them—an absolute void instead of calm. The air thickened and chilled, muffling sounds, slowing their breaths, and blurring the distant mechanical hums and crashes. Jin's vision narrowed, red alarms flashing across his sight like veins. A heat surged in his glowing eye, intensifying.
'Im. Hungry.'
The Entity's voice echoed in his mind, a stark contrast to Asha's soothing tone; it was primal and deep, laced with an ancient weariness.
'Their fear tasted like grapes slowly fermenting.'
