monsters in the dark

[animusmods]

Characters: any
Setting: all around the Tower; please specify the date and location in your subject header!
Format: any/party-style
Summary: A general mingle log for characters to encounter monsters.
Warnings: PG-13; please include any more detailed warnings in your threads if necessary.

PLEASE USE THIS POST FOR NEW THREADS.

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Evening of the 9th | Floor 6

[alae]

[It had taken a bit for Dark Pit to figure out what the note said, and after looking under his bed, he hadn't found anything. Whatever. So he'd gone around, doing his normal activities, and found himself on the sixth floor in the evening.]

[Sniping some of the animals was a good way to pass the time, even if a few of them kept neutralizing his shots as soon as they got near.]

[themonsters]

[Late into the evening, there comes a point where all the animals seem to scatter and hide, as if frightened for the incoming of some lumbering beast. They're right to be afraid.

Not far from where Dark Pit is passing the time, the distinct crunching of a large animal passing through foliage with little care to be discreet can be heard. It approaches quickly--before an almost-human scream cuts through the quiet forest air like a freshly-sharpened knife.]

[alae]

[Dark Pit perks up at the sound of the lumbering of the creature - and the scream definitely gets his attention. He leaps down, rushing through the forest to try to find whatever it was that made the sound.]

[It'd probably be smarter to just leave it alone, but fighting big monsters is what he does. Or at least is a lot of what he does.]

[themonsters]

[He doesn't have to search for long. The monster seems to have picked up Dark Pit's scent in return, and as he rushes forward, the monster in turn runs full-barrel to meet him.

The first thing Dark Pit will see coming toward him is a wide, open, menacing set of teeth ready to snap shut.]

[alae]

[Welp. This is familiar. He leaps to the side, pulling back on an arrow and letting it fly towards the creature.]

The heck?!

[themonsters]

[The monster stumbles as the arrow lodges itself one on of its hind legs, but catches itself in time to skid to a a stop and run in a wide circle. It's going to make another break for Dark Pit.

Although the arrow now stuck in its leg causes its loping stride to take on a bit of a limp, it appears otherwise unfazed. Its need to kill outweighs its need to treat the wound. It outweighs the pain.

This time, as the monster comes closer, Dark Pit might begin to find himself, suddenly and inexplicably, recalling a memory--one where he was afraid. One where fear dominated his actions.

Depending on how strong this memory may be, the next time Dark Pit reaches for his arrows he might find himself discouraged from pulling the string taunt. In fact, if the recalled fear was quite powerful, he might find that his arms don't want to listen to him at all.]

[alae]

[The arrow disappears after a few moments - the 3DS can only render so many arrows at a time so disappearing arrows are a necessity - but Dark Pit attempts to move - only to find that his body won't react.]

[Everything is red around him, he doesn't care about this stupid reunion except he does -

- and suddenly movement out of the corner of his eye -

- he's falling, grappling the Chaos Kin, mentally screaming no, he won't give in, he can't be controlled, he won't give up his independence -

- Pit diving after him - idiot you can't fly again right now! Save yourself! -

- he can feel Pit's fear, too -

- and suddenly a burst of power - idiot! Don't do this! -

- Pit's on fire and he is too, still struggling with the thing, heart pounding in his chest -

- and he's caught and they're pulled out and -

- and Pit's lying there, smoking, hardly breathing, and everything shatters. He watches as Palutena picks him up but no, that's his original he doesn't care if Pit's captain of her guard, it should be him protecting him, he's just the stupid copy and -]

[Dark Pit stands frozen, unable to pull back the string, and collapses to his knees, face frozen in fear and pain.]

N... no!

[Pit...]

[themonsters]

[With Dark Pit's memories of past fear dug up and placed firmly in control of his actions, he'll feel his hands uncurling from around his weapon finger-by-finger until it tumbles to the ground.

If Pit had been there, Dark Pit would have likely turned his bow toward his original. But now, he's only rendered weaponless.

And then the monster is there, jumping down upon the boy who has collapsed to his knees, and going in for as big a bite as it can claim. If Dark Pit is unable to take control of his movements before this happens and the monster is successful, he'll feel a new form of fear tear through his body--the kind of fear that is independent of memory or rational thought. It will do nothing to deliberately control his actions, or turn him against theoretical comrades. It's just plain, immobilizing (though not impossible to break) terror.]

[alae]

[He struggles weakly, but he can't fight back very well at all. The bow vanishes, and he cries out in pain as the thing takes a chunk out of his shoulder and arm. The fear filling him now makes him freeze completely, every bit of muscle memory relating to fighting leaving his mind and body and just leaving him a mentally screaming, nearly crying wreck.]

[themonsters]

[And due to the lack of resistance he's being met by, the monster makes no hesitation in yanking away at Dark Pit's arm. It pulls and tears, firmly planting its front paws on the boy's chest to push him back toward the ground while his teeth continue to work at ripping through his upper arm completely.]

[alae]

[He's paralyzed, but inside he's screaming. It hurts, it's too much, his brain is shutting down from pain and fear and he can't move, and finally he opens his mouth and screams in agony and terror. He can't heal this. None of his abilities can fix an arm like this, and his movements are weak as he pounds on the monster, trying to make it let him go.]

warning for unpleasantness--though I probably should have said that earlier huh?

[themonsters]

[And then, with a horrible crunch, the monster snaps through Dark Pit's bone and his arm is off completely. But it doesn't stop there. It chews on the arm for a second, almost contemplatively, before dropping it and opening its mouth again to make a dive for Dark Pit's neck.]

Animus in general is the embodiment of that warning tbh.

[alae]

[He attempts to push himself up, but ichor loss and pain is seriously hampering his effectiveness. He goes to raise his arm to protect his neck, but the motion isn't effective at all given that the arm is now gone. He screams, before choking as the jaws latch onto him.]

THAT'S TRUE lmao

[themonsters]

[The pain will only last for another moment. Between Dark Pit's Blood loss as well as the large teeth piercing clean through his neck--a hectic jerk of the monster's head will end it.

A snapping confirming a disconnect of bone between its teeth.]

[alae]

[His voice is silenced, and he can feel himself fading.]

[Shit... at least he'll wake up tomorrow...]