DEIMOS
ache first, but then let the cuts close
spit out the blood
spit out the blood
They were all silent as they lingered through the water; his senses heightened, resolutely on alert. The tracker clinging to the embankment seemed to much of the same mind, beckoning with one hand and no voice. They labored onward, and as they approached, Deimos figured Alys had enough room and movement, with the other hunter, to grab the individual. So he took the opportunity, his eyes narrowing, to peek over the bank…
The warning hadn’t prepared him for such a sight. It was as though an ursur had been tainted, the icy, glacial hues of its fur corrupted into shadowed, Stygian outsets, tusks given tendril expanse rather than hard lines, and the gaze now upon him void of anything.
They stared at each other for a few moments, before the bear began running towards them. The Sword loosened a damning roar, a hint, a threat, blades of teeth and might exposed as hackles raised and long, serpentine body stretched, leaving Alys and company with the ability to snag and take while he occupied the demonic creature.
The warning hadn’t prepared him for such a sight. It was as though an ursur had been tainted, the icy, glacial hues of its fur corrupted into shadowed, Stygian outsets, tusks given tendril expanse rather than hard lines, and the gaze now upon him void of anything.
They stared at each other for a few moments, before the bear began running towards them. The Sword loosened a damning roar, a hint, a threat, blades of teeth and might exposed as hackles raised and long, serpentine body stretched, leaving Alys and company with the ability to snag and take while he occupied the demonic creature.
watch your body pull itself back together
then let your soul do the same
then let your soul do the same
