They were approached and cornered on all sides by the giant anthropods. The spider that stood in front of Derpy, reared its legs and stabbed the ground in front it causing rubble to break on impact. Derpy managed to dodge the attack through a roll, re-positioning herself on her four legs as she stared down at the damage it had caused. She was glad her reflexes acted so fast as she saw the small but deep and rugged hole it had managed to make. She marveled and withdrew in fright at how aggressively strong such a creature was. These spiders were most certainly not your average house kind. They were larger and bigger and certainly stronger too.
“Derpy!” Carrot yelled. Unsure of what to do with the spiders surrounding them both.
Derpy, growing desperate, looked around the place for any sort of escape once again.
"Venit hic."
Her ears perked up at the sound as the grey mare was still trying to dodge the onslaught of eight legged creatures.
“What?”
"Venit hic."
The whispers vibrated in her ears as she took in the familiar tone and words. They certainly was not Equestrian and was all too similar to the sounds the undead ponies were saying. She grumbled as she hoped that the scary zombie like equines weren't still around. The spider jabbed its leg once again towards Derpy but once again, the clumsy yet acrobatic mare had managed to dodge it. The spider however, became stuck in the ground due to it's own force of impact.
"Venit Hic"
Derpy ears perked up once again and she threw her head left and right, looking for the location of where the strange sayings were coming from. Eventually, her eyes caught sight of a small temple like structure in the distance which was aglow with a deep orange light. It had a small, thin path leading to it that started from where she and Carrot now stood.
Dodging another spider, she flew over to her friend who was defending herself with a torch that had fallen down from the wall. Proving effective against the giant insects who kept a safe and manageable distance away from the flame.
“H-hey! Wait!” the torch fell to the floor as Derpy, much to her friends disdain, flew up and carried her over the spider that block the narrow path and was lined with jagged spikes and webs down below. A single slip, and it would be lights out for both of them. It was practically a death trap and the jagged and sharp ceiling provided no more comfort. Derpy had to be careful. If she flew too far down, she could risk injuring her friend but flying too high up and could risk gaining serious bodily injury. The path was longer than she thought and a quick glance behind her saw the spiders hot on their trail. Totally avoiding the danger as the scaled the sides of the wall.
“Why is everything trying to kill us!” Carrot spoke.
“I don't know! But now is not the time to ask questions!”
The spiders, in an attempt to subdue the duo, begun to shoot webs at them. They were unsuccessful as the grey mare used her acrobatic skills to dodge the incoming fires.
“Gah!”
A strike. One had managed to get at one of Derpy's wings. She flapped her other wing viciously while trying to hold up her friend as the other had fallen victim to the barrage of fires. Her wing in a sticky substance. Carrot jumped down onto the narrow path and assisted her friend frantically in removing the webbed trap from her wing.
“That should be it. C'mon!” Carrot made dash and Derpy flew after her. The pale mare tripped and nearly fell into the barrage of spikes when a spider managed to take aim. Holding onto the edge of the narrow path. Her legs frantically rubbing against the walls to avoid being impaled on the sharp structures. Caring for her friends safety, Derpy swooped up and grabbed her again. Carrying her into the temple like structure that stood in front of them.
Spiked chains that enveloped the walls of the building begun to move. They slithered across the walls like snakes and made their way towards the entrance. Glowing with a blue hue, they wrapped themselves around the entry way. Criss-crossing one another until not even a mouse could get through.
It stopped the arachnids pursuit and barred them from continuing any further.
Derpy and Carrot landed with a rough thud against the broken marble stone floor and looked on at the entrance that was now sealed. Carrot took in her surroundings. The ancient hall was decorated with torn tapestry with unfamiliar writing. Stained marble floors and chains, which she witnessed move on their own, engulfed the place. Her eyes shot open as she felt something soft brush against her chin.
“Come with me.”
Carrot looked up to see a smile grace a light coated tan mare. She was thick and slightly bulky. Standing as tall as Celestia. Chains with frost and icicles hanging down laid across her mid section and a spiked metal crown dressed her head. Chains dangling from it as well. Her mane was almost ghost like as it crawled and stretched itself towards the mural on the wall that depicted a blue and white pony staring down on a menacing figure. It touched the walls and with an ethereal glow that mimicked closely to magic, opened up a pathway.
"This way." The mare made her towards the new opened path way. Waiting in front of it to see if they would come in. A gentle and patient smile adorning her face.Carrot looked to her friend Derpy who just shrugged silently in response. They went up to her.
“Through here my little ponies.” Her voice carrying a motherly tone similar to that of the sun princess.
Carrot hesitantly was the first to step through as her friend came in after through the opened hole. The mysterious mare followed after, not giving second glance to the spiders who still attempted to push their way through thick chains.