Forest hunt

A decrepit creature could be seen hundreds of kilometers east of the city. The creature was at least three meters tall. It had a bulky black body resembling the one of a gorilla and had grey fur. Its whole body was excreting a nauseating green substance from its pores.

Around it, everything started to decay rapidly. Trees became skeletal stumps or were stripped bare by a foul-smelling fog. Bushes withered into dead twigs that fell over one another, and the decay spread to the surroundings like ripples in water. The air grew fetid with rot as the animal released the substance and left behind a weird goo made off the corpses of the creatures that were unfortunate enough to die inside the fog.

The Thaid's paws ended in talons that tore apart any object they touched. Even steel lost under its touch.

The thing staggered along at a leisurely pace through the forest until it reached what looked like a clearance. But even there, everything started to rot rapidly.