I give you Necroxis. Came up with this design on the fly, wanted to see what I could make out of scratch without referencing anything lol.
Also had ChatGpt write me a little backstory for it. Check it out:
Driven by an insatiable lust for power, a team of human explorers set foot on a remote alien planet. Their objective: a legendary artifact buried deep within a sprawling network of caves, a treasure they believed would grant them unprecedented control.
They pushed into the planet’s subterranean labyrinth, their eyes falling on ancient glyphs hinting at a long-lost civilization. Their greed intensified, intoxicated by the promise of ultimate power.
Suddenly, the caverns echoed with an ominous, alien chittering. Emerging from the inky blackness was Nexcroxis, a grand insect-like creature, crowned with formidable horns. His body pulsed with a strange energy, intricate patterns tracing his thorax and abdomen, and his two massive eyes glittered with ancient wisdom.
The explorers soon discovered the horrifying extent of Nexcroxis’ power. With telekinetic abilities and the capacity to control minds, the guardian made them hallucinate, turning their fears into monstrous apparitions. In their panic and disarray, half of their team fell victim to these terrifying illusions, their lives extinguished by the very power they had sought to control.
Nexcroxis, the sentinel of the artifact, was a legacy of a long-extinct alien civilization. His purpose was to protect the artifact from those who would exploit its power for personal gain.
Confronted by the magnitude of their loss, the surviving explorers faced a harrowing truth: their quest for dominance had not only endangered their lives but disturbed the delicate balance of the universe. In their ambition, they had become the monsters they feared, a chilling reflection in the gaze of Nexcroxis. Their reckless pursuit of power had led them to this moment of reckoning, forcing them to acknowledge the respect for cosmic balance that Nexcroxis symbolized.