Still gooey at the center, crimson footprints appeared at the base of the main stairwell. With a sickly squelch, another appeared on the stair above it. Then another, and another, and another, climbing slowly but surely up the tallest spire. As one footprint appeared, the bloody formation before it scabbed over. There in a crust were the footprints of a child, leading those who lingered up, up, and away.
The footprints rose higher. They trailed up the twisting staircase which was both outside and in. They did not falter as Verinotte Hollow stretched below with naught but stone pegs to keep from falling. Finally, they would stop at the very top. Here, in the massive open round room that was the shrine of the Crawling Chaos, the footprints stopped. They did not dry, but pointed North, overlooking Verinotte Hollow and the Cursed Wood as Taiyou forces began their departure.
The footprints rose higher. They trailed up the twisting staircase which was both outside and in. They did not falter as Verinotte Hollow stretched below with naught but stone pegs to keep from falling. Finally, they would stop at the very top. Here, in the massive open round room that was the shrine of the Crawling Chaos, the footprints stopped. They did not dry, but pointed North, overlooking Verinotte Hollow and the Cursed Wood as Taiyou forces began their departure.