Pact of Blood
He stood perfectly still, his back to them.
As they approached, he turned. His face was a featureless mask of smooth gray stone, yet his eyes were unmistakable—yellow, glowing with the malice of the Void, identical to the eyes of the Stalkers.
“He’s not a Stalker,” Dave whispered, his hand hovering over his blade.
“He’s... a vessel.”
The figure moved, not by walking, but by shifting through the air, his movements erratic. Then, a second figure emerged from the fog and a third.