[Glowing eyes stare down at you from the shadows.]
During an [Introduction Phase], it wasn't uncommon for these panels to appear one after another, almost like the system itself wanted to set the tension.
In fact, compared to everything Karl had seen up to this point in [Gods Ascension], this one was honestly mild.
Simple even.
He remembered far worse, especially in some of the deeper areas of the game where the bosses were so powerful that their introduction alone could make a player panic before the fight even started.
Some of them appeared with storms, screams, collapsing terrain, or even soundless voids that felt like the world itself was being erased.
This one only gave him glowing eyes in the dark.
Tame, but still unsettling.
And as for why Karl wasn't attacking or throwing spells, it wasn't because he was frozen or scared.
It wasn't hesitation either.
He was fully alert, fully prepared, and fully aware of what he needed to do.
The simple truth was—
Frost Crystals!
