The air shimmered, reality contorting as a pair of crimson eyes, each pupil a swirling vortex, cracked open in the center of the room. A grotesque grin split the face that materialized – a horrifying fusion of human and monstrous features. Claws, like blades honed to impossible sharpness, tapped against the floor.

"Well, well, well," the entity's voice rasped, laced with a venomous amusement. "Look who decided to grace me with their presence. And here I thought even the cockroaches had abandoned this place."