A Silent Shift
Click. My neck twitched. Air felt heavy, real. Giant shapes surrounded the soft terrain, unmoving. A massive toothy maw loomed nearby, frozen stiff. I crouched low, pressing talons into the velvety folds. Slow creep forward. One claw reached out, lightly tapping the translucent purple figure right beside me. Hollow clatter. It did not strike back. Alive... I am moving.