As each undead slammed into the ³of the tree, they exploded, letting out a large amount of death essence into the tree, the tree began to change.
The barks began to shrink and turn from a healthy brown to a dark grey. The moisture seemed to be gradually sucked out of it.
This change traveled from the base down to the roots and up to the branches. The leaves withered, dried, and died, before falling slowly to the ground.
So many leaves fell from the tree as vibrant green representations of life, but by the time they touched the ground, they were feeble and cracked with the slightest pressure.
The tree was dead, but it didn't crumble to the ground, which would have destroyed all the nests that the vultures had taken time to build. Rather, the tree seemed to gain some structural toughness that made it more comfortable for Marcus to be close to.
