Illustration for text astonished pedestrians watched in disbelief as the skyscraper started crawling through the city, its massive mechanical, grey, flexible tentacles demolishing smaller buildings in its path. like a starved predator, it lunged at passing cars, its glass facade opening to reveal a gaping maw, trying to capture and absorb any source of energy it could find. in the residential district, panic ensued. families were gathering in their living rooms, discussing escape routes. inside their homes, families huddled together, relying on radio broadcasts and phone calls to piece together the situation. the desperation of the once mighty office building served as a terrifying testament to the strength of these alien structures, their sheer will to survive, and the lengths they'd go to in their hunger. people on street running away in panic