CRACK!
The ground around the newly formed single bud ruptured without warning, splitting open with a violent roar.
Stone screamed against stone as the earth tore itself apart, and the people seated for the grand function froze for a single breath before panic swallowed the place whole.
"OH MY GOD!! WHAT'S HAPPENING?!"
"RUN!! THE GROUND IS BREAKING!!"
"MOTHER!! WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"L-LET ME GO! PLEASE, LET ME GO!"
"S-STOP! DON'T PUSH ME!! MY BABY IS HERE!!"
"GO! JUST RUN, DON'T LOOK BACK!!"
"RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!! IT'S COMING!!"
Screams layered over one another as the earth fractured like a spreading spider web, cracks racing outward from the bud in jagged patterns. Dust erupted into the air, choking lungs, blinding eyes, and turning the once-celebratory ground into a living nightmare.
Crack, crack!
Chairs, stools, decorations, and equipment slid helplessly into the widening fissures.
