The voice was sudden and grating, filled with contempt and ridicule.
The Demon Beasts of Black Cloud Village had been joyous, celebrating the imminent and successful conclusion of the coming-of-age ceremony. They had even prepared for a festival-like carnival, but at the sound of that voice, their expressions soured.
BOOM!
The sound of something heavy crashing into the ground echoed as the sky abruptly darkened.
It was a Long-haired Giant Elephant, a thousand feet tall, a veritable mountain that scraped the sky.
Strands of its hair hung to the ground, gleaming black. Its thick limbs were like pillars holding up the heavens, and its two tusks curved high, emitting a cold glint.
Merely by standing there, it exuded a boundless, rolling might that pressed down on the hearts and minds of the Demon Beasts.
THUD!
