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1: Rhoda now approaches the base of a massive tree made of tangled blue cords; the ‘core’ of Tazim’s body. A voice chimes out from behind her:
???: Rhoda, there you are…

2: Rhoda tilts her head blindly towards an elderly gray rat in a black cloak that has approached her from behind. Gray moths rest on his body.
Rhoda: Hello, Mal-Fa’asha.

3: The rat smiles at her.
Mal: I could see your journey from all the way up here.
You did so well… Look how much you’ve grown in such a short time…
A child no longer.

4: Rhoda’s stern expression softens.
Rhoda: I had good teachers.

5: Rhoda looks up at Tazim as Mal speaks.
Mal: I’ve been keeping an eye on your little lost Melissa as requested…

6: A flashback to Melissa’s body, half-formed in a tangled mass of black flesh.
Mal: Your ritual guided her soul safely to the new body… Your intention, I assume?

7: A new creature is seen, one of glistening black muscle and spiked carapace armor.
Mal: The creature you sacrificed for her… the potential that embryo had…

8: Rhoda looks down, forlorn.
Mal: I hope she’s worth it.