The rows of red-robed figures slowly raise their heads in unison,...

“The rows of red-robed figures slowly raise their heads in unison, revealing obscured faces beneath their hoods. The heavy fabric of their robes ripples slightly as a faint, unseen wind sweeps through the cavernous hall. High above, the massive stone serpent carvings embedded in the walls slowly undulate, their stone scales shifting and grinding against each other with a heavy, tectonic creak. The red light emanating from the distant archway pulses rhythmically, casting shifting shadows across the stone floor and the standing figures.”