They walked for several minutes without encountering another monster.
That, in itself, felt wrong.
The streets stretched ahead in uneasy silence, but the pressure in the air kept building. The vibration under their feet did not fade. It intensified.
Then Mina noticed it. A skyscraper far ahead shifted. Not collapsed or breaking. But moved.
The massive structure leaned slightly to one side, concrete groaning as if strained muscles lay beneath its surface. Steel beams screeched as they adjusted.
The motion was slow and deliberate, like a giant testing its balance after waking from a long sleep.
Mina stopped in her step and swallowed her saliva.
Another building nearby followed. This one was smaller and shorter. It twisted more quickly, chunks of facade grinding against each other as it rotated several degrees before settling again.
