"Huff… Huff…"
I didn't need anyone to tell me.
For the Dark Souls Tree to exert its influence from such immense distance... it had to be a God. Or, at the very least, a... demi-god.
Not that the distinction mattered anyway.
One way or another, the outcome was still going to be the same-
I-It was still going to be... utterly terrifying.
And-
"Hu… Hu…"
I could feel it now.
Despair.
Clench.
It was slowly crawling its way towards me.
Clench!
It was slowly swelling within me, twisting, gnawing and devouring me from the inside out.
I bit my lower lips, trying to suppress the immense pressure weighing down on my chest.
I-It was now on the verge of consuming me.
Clench!
I bit even harder.
I bit until I could feel the metallic tang of blood flooding my mouth. Yet, it did nothing to suppress the fear and dread swiftly rising within me.