What? Noβ (jonas reaches for zack to stop him, but even a hand on the soldier's shoulder isn't enough to stop him from acting. it leaves him to watch, a position he never wanted to be in again.
brave, jonas thinks. stupid, his shadow replies.
the board is swung and it connects with something that issues a sickening crack. embedded in the black mass, it looks as though it's dispersed some of the fog of its hulking form; jonas' eyes widen at its insides. cloaked in the monster's "tissue" is a corpse. an old one by the look of its pallid skin, and its arm didn't stand a chance against zack's strike. the whole limb is bent at an odd angle now, bone forming a visible mound like a tongue pressing against the inside of a cheek.
jonas' exclamation is echoed by all three creatures, each one overlaying the other.)
That's a person! Theβit'sβthey're people! Wh-What do Iβwhat should weβ (he gasps, fingers digging into the back of zack's shirt.)
cw: graphic description of a body? smh i just kept typing
brave, jonas thinks. stupid, his shadow replies.
the board is swung and it connects with something that issues a sickening crack. embedded in the black mass, it looks as though it's dispersed some of the fog of its hulking form; jonas' eyes widen at its insides. cloaked in the monster's "tissue" is a corpse. an old one by the look of its pallid skin, and its arm didn't stand a chance against zack's strike. the whole limb is bent at an odd angle now, bone forming a visible mound like a tongue pressing against the inside of a cheek.
jonas' exclamation is echoed by all three creatures, each one overlaying the other.)
That's a person! Theβit'sβthey're people! Wh-What do Iβwhat should weβ (he gasps, fingers digging into the back of zack's shirt.)