Story 892: The Awakening of the Swarm

Lucas’s scream tore through the battlefield like a shockwave.

For a moment, everything stopped.

The horde twitched—a ripple of hesitation spreading through the mass of Hollowborn. The Abyssal Titan, mid-charge, staggered as if something unseen had gripped its mind.

Lucas collapsed to his knees, trembling, veins pulsating black.

"Lucas!" Evelyn grabbed him, shaking his shoulders. "Stay with me!"

His eyes snapped open.

They were pitch-black, pupil-less, brimming with something alien.

"I… I hear them," Lucas whispered. "I see everything…"

And then, the horde turned its attention to him.

A New Hunger

The Hollowborn stopped attacking.

They lowered themselves, twitching, waiting.

Reaper kept his shotgun raised, sweat dripping from his brow. "Why aren’t they attacking?"

Leon stepped forward cautiously. "Lucas, what the hell is happening?"