Hoto: Tarnished vs. Rotwood Colossus a cikin Catacombs

Wannan kwatanci na zahiri mai duhu yana ɗaukar rigima, adawar fina-finai tsakanin jarumi shi kaɗai da wani babban bishiya mai ruɓewa a ƙarƙashin ƙasa. An nuna wurin a cikin tsari mai faɗi mai faɗi, yana ba mai kallo damar ɗaukar cikakkiyar ma'aunin muhalli: manyan ginshiƙan dutse, tarkace, da manyan ginshiƙai suna komawa cikin hazo mai shuɗi-baƙi. Catacomb yana jin kamar babban cocin da aka binne fiye da gidan kurkuku mai sauƙi, daɗaɗɗe da kogon dutse, yana ƙara da ƙurar da ba a gani da addu'o'in mantawa.

Gefen hagu akwai jarumi mai kama da Tarnished, wanda aka nuna daga baya kuma a cikin bayanin martaba. Yana sanye da alkyabba mai duhu, mai kaho da sulke, kayan sulke, wanda yayi kama da aiki maimakon kayan ado. Yarinyar tana rataye a cikin ninki biyu masu nauyi, ta fashe a gefuna, tana kama isasshen haske don bayyana dalla-dalla na fata da kyalle. Takalminsa yana kama fale-falen fale-falen dutse yayin da yake zuga gaba cikin wani yanayi na yaƙi. Ƙafa ɗaya yana shimfiɗa a bayansa don daidaitawa, ɗayan ya lanƙwasa yana motsa nauyinsa zuwa ga babban abokin gaba. Matsayin yana sanya shi jin motsin rai da rai, kamar dai ya zame ya tsaya ko kuma yana shirin ci gaba.

Hannunsa na dama, jarumin ya kama wata doguwar takobi, rike da kasa amma ya karkata zuwa zuciyar abin halitta. Wurin yana ƙyalli tare da armashi, zazzafan tunani daga hasken wuta na dodo, gefensa ya bayyana a sarari ga duhu. Hannun hagunsa yana jefa baya, yatsa yatsa, yana taimaka masa wajen kula da daidaito da telegraphing tashin hankali a jikinsa. Mai kallo ba zai iya ganin fuskarsa ba, amma layin kafadarsa da karkatar da kai na nuna ba da himma ga abokan gaba da suka mamaye shi.

Dodon da kansa ya mamaye gefen dama na abun da ke ciki: ƙazanta mai kama da bishiya wanda ke haɗa nau'ikan ruɓaɓɓen itace, ƙasƙantacciyar ƙasa, da wasu manyan dabbar maciji. Jikinsa na sama ya tashi sama da jarumin, yana da ƙyanƙyashe ƙirji da kafadu da aka yi da saiwoyin juna da kauri mai kauri. Daga wannan taro ya fito wani kai mai siffa kamar murɗaɗɗen kwanyar dodo na katako, wanda aka yi masa rawani da rassa masu kama da tururuwa waɗanda suke kai sama da waje kamar matattu. Bawon da ke siffanta fuskarsa yana da kaifi kuma mai kusurwa, ya rabe zuwa ƙuƙumman ƙugiya waɗanda ke tsara wani kogon kogon da ke haskakawa da narkakken hasken lemu. A cikin wannan bakin, ɓangarorin katako suna jujjuya waje a kusurwoyi marasa tsari, kamar bishiyar da kanta ta watse ta buɗe don bayyana ainihin maƙiyi.

Manyan gaɓoɓin gaba guda biyu suna goyan bayan mafi girman halittar a gaba, kowanne gaɓa ya ƙunshi saiwoyin da aka yi masa gwanjayi da yayyage zaren gangar jikin da ke jujjuya abubuwa masu kama da katsewa. Waɗannan ƙwanƙolin tushen sun tono cikin ƙasan dutse, suna fashe fale-falen fale-falen buraka da harba tarkacen dutse da ƙura. Embers da tsage-tsafe suna flicker a kusa da wuraren tasiri, suna nuna cewa kowane motsi na dabba yana ɗaukar duka ƙarfin jiki da kuma wani nau'in cin hanci da rashawa. Bayan kafaffun gaba, gangar jikin tana kwararowa cikin wata doguwar doguwar kututture mai kama da maciji wacce ke yawo a kasa. Maimakon ya ƙare da ƙafafu daban-daban na baya, ƙananan jiki yana yin kauri kuma ya yi girma kamar bishiyar da ta fadi wadda ba ta daina girma ba, tana kumbura a wuraren da ke da rube da kumburi.

Duk cikin naman halitta mai kama da haushi, facin ci gaban cuta yana kumbura a waje kamar maƙarƙashiya. Waɗannan raunukan madauwari suna ta bugun wuta a ciki, samansu ya fashe kuma ya fashe, yana bayyana ruɓaɓɓen lemu a ciki. Suna dige ƙirjinsa, kafaɗunsa, hannaye, da kuma doguwar kututturen bayansa, suna haifar da wata cuta mai zafi a jikinsa. Ƙananan tartsatsin tartsatsin wuta da tarkacen tarkace masu ɗimuwa suna zubowa daga wasu raunukan, suna tashi sama kamar toka daga gobarar wuta a hankali. Hasken da ke fitowa daga wannan maƙarƙashiya yana aiki azaman tushen haske mai ɗumi na farko a wurin, jefa ban tsoro, haske mai haske a kewayen dutsen da ke kewaye da kayan yaƙin.

Bayanan baya yana ƙarfafa yanayin zalunci. Dogayen ginshiƙan dutse suna tsaye kamar haƙarƙari na ƙaton ƙaton burbushin halittu, samansu yana sawa da lokaci da duhu. Arches sun haɗu a nesa, suna ɓacewa cikin inuwa inda cikakkun bayanai na sassaƙaƙen katako suka ɓace a cikin duhu mai shuɗi-kore. Kasan yana kunshe da duwatsun tuta marasa daidaituwa, wasu sun karye ko kuma sun canza, wasu kuma kura da tarkace ta hadiye su kusa da gefan dakin. Wurin da ke bayyane kawai shine facin ƙasa tsakanin mayaka da dabba, filin wasa na wucin gadi da aka sassaƙa ta hanyar larura maimakon ƙira.

Launi da haske suna taka muhimmiyar rawa a yanayin hoton. Galibin muhallin suna nutsewa cikin sanyi, shuɗi da launin toka, suna ba da yanayin sanyi da zurfi. A kan wannan, gyambon halitta da maw na wuta suna ƙonewa da lemu masu haske da jajayen jajayen jajayen halitta, suna haifar da bambanci mai kama da juna. Wannan haske mai dumi yana fitowa waje, yana kama gefuna na dutse da sulke, yana zayyana silhouette na jarumi tare da jaddada babban nau'in bishiyar-dabba. Ƙananan tartsatsin tartsatsin wuta suna bin diddigi a tsakanin su, kamar dai faɗan da ke tafe ya riga ya yi cajin iska.

Gabaɗayan abun da ke ciki yana sanya mai kallo kaɗan a baya da kuma gefen Tarnished, yana sa ya ji kamar kuna tsaye a wajen yaƙin, amma duk da haka yana kusa don jin zafi daga raunukan halitta da ƙugiyar ƙafar ƙafa. Jarumin ya bayyana karami amma mai taurin kai, mutum guda daya ne yana fuskantar babban bayyanar rube da fushi. Hoton ya daskare nan take kafin tafiya ta gaba: jarumin na shirin bugewa ko kau da kai, ruɓewar bishiyar colossus tana gabatowa, buɗe baki da farantai a shirye. Nazari ne a cikin tashin hankali, ƙarfin hali, da nauyi mai nauyi na tsohuwar mugun da ke gangarowa cikin ƙasusuwan ƙasa.

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