The Mages left guarding the Tower of Primordial Fire had all been turned into nourishment for the Mother Goddess to cultivate her minions. The sacred Primordial Fire itself was polluted and corrupted, transformed into a festering sore on the earth that oozed pus.
In truth, the corresponding Demigod, the "Fire Thief," had long been corrupted. The monstrous "amniotic fluid" flowing from the "Fire Seed" was actually the septic discharge from His rotting innards.
Now, on the tundra, there was no Great Mage to stop these "Earth Flies."
They used their long limbs to reach maximum speed, sprinting in all directions. Using their sense of smell, hearing, and innate perception, they hunted for any living creature on the Prime Material Plane.
Wherever they passed, plants would rapidly mutate. Their stems, leaves, or roots would swell before releasing grayish-black spores.
