the monster stares up at chang geng with eyes that are empty of anything that had made her jiuqing, once. it's questionable whether it even recognizes him as anything other than a source of aether that it desires to bleed dry.
it moves, drawn to him, and dodges the first arrow, the first strike. it lunges, teeth bared, claws bloodied, and grapples with him to take him apart.
britt 🧃 sip juicing Roll: [9] Result: 9 Reason: 9 or less she lives 10+ she dies hei ❄ het pleasantry Roll: [14] Result: 14 Reason: DOES CHANG GENG 2 GET A STABBY IN
...in the end, it kills him. it's a monster, after all. it's what monsters are wont to do. but it doesn't escape without a stab to the heart - not entirely through, not enough to kill, but it's there, and it stings.
it looks down at the corpse beneath it.
there's nothing here. just death.
...just as hraesvelgr had said. why did she come here? to change their fates? to save just a few? she didn't - she couldn't...]
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the monster stares up at chang geng with eyes that are empty of anything that had made her jiuqing, once. it's questionable whether it even recognizes him as anything other than a source of aether that it desires to bleed dry.
it moves, drawn to him, and dodges the first arrow, the first strike. it lunges, teeth bared, claws bloodied, and grapples with him to take him apart.
britt 🧃 sip juicing Roll: [9] Result: 9 Reason: 9 or less she lives 10+ she dies
hei ❄ het pleasantry Roll: [14] Result: 14 Reason: DOES CHANG GENG 2 GET A STABBY IN
...in the end, it kills him. it's a monster, after all. it's what monsters are wont to do. but it doesn't escape without a stab to the heart - not entirely through, not enough to kill, but it's there, and it stings.
it looks down at the corpse beneath it.
there's nothing here. just death.
...just as hraesvelgr had said. why did she come here? to change their fates? to save just a few? she didn't - she couldn't...]
...I couldn't... save anyone...
[a shudder wracks the creature's body.]
I'm sorry...