by C S » Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:42 am
Desrium cocked his head at a new sound. The sound of rustling plants and a dull thumping noise. It was rappid and obviously closer than the call he heard before. It was getting closer still, as the faint noise slowly grew louder, as if the horse was running. He shook his head again, thinking that it must be running from a carnivore on the hunt. "It will learn if it survives" He thought as he pushed through an especially thick patch of vegetation. "And continue on with its life-"
As he parted one last line of shrubs, he came face to face with a hideous beast. "How ironic" He thought, eyes flashing when the concept of irony was revealed to him. It stood upright with a slumped posture and its body was a mass of muscle. If it didnt slump, it could easilly be over seven feet tall. Its head was round, and its features prominent, especially its eyes and jaw. The brows of its eyes were large and boney, petruding outwards so that the formed a V-shaped shield over the eyes, which were a dull green in color with a pitch black horizontal line serving as a pupil. The bone of its jaws were clearly visable underneath a mottled gray and brown skin. Its nose was nothing more than two slits above its upper lip. The lips parted, revealing several interlocking needle like teeth, and it let out a snort, the slit-nose flaring. Its breathing was akin to a dog's panting, rappid huffing breaths. Upon a few of its exhales, Desrium said with disgust in his voice "Putrid" A split second later, he threw himself to the side, rolling across the ground as the creature lunged forward, its jaws snapping loudly. The thicket of leaves and branches exploded with its movement, a gaping hole in the vegetation where the creature stepped through. The animal now stood where Desrium once did, its bulky arms hanging at its side. It had three fingered hands, sharp claws on each. Its feet were the same, three toed and tipped with dark gray claws. Desrium stood up from the crouching stance he took at the end of the roll and swiftly drew his blade, holding it so that the tip was pointed at the beast, his hands keeping a tight grip on the hilt...
