The slide down was no match for their hairy legs ascending from the depths of the Chamber, it had been some days since any human flesh had entered their temporary lair and teased their hunger. But Mother had said no and therefore no human flesh had been savored.

Yet.

Four massive bodies scurried out from the entrance and into the partly flooded bathroom, the splashing of water hiding their arrival for the time being.

Many of their siblings had left the darkness not too long ago and were now in position to begin.