The dungeon entrance was, without question, the most unsettling thing Dante had ever seen carved into stone.
It was an ear.
A massive, anatomically correct human ear sculpted into the cliff face, easily forty feet tall with every fold and curve rendered in disturbing detail. The entrance itself was the ear canal, a dark tunnel that disappeared into the rock and emanated a low hum that made everyone's teeth vibrate.
"That's disgusting," Astrid said flatly.
"That's Floor 13's dungeon," Dante replied. "The Echo Chamber. It's themed around sound manipulation, puzzles that require specific frequencies to solve, and monsters that hunt by hearing."
"And the giant ear is...?"
"Aesthetic choice by whoever designed this floor. My theory is they had a sense of humor that didn't translate well across species."
