The Devourer
he / him
36
January 8
Lavender Town, Kanto
heterosexual
general of war
god general
Murderers are not monsters, they're men. And that's the most frightening thing about them.
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Zev Harcourt
Excision [S]
POSTED ON May 11, 2023 13:22:07 GMT
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Zev stepped back to give Bryan room to work. The other Beast drew energy from his body as a coruscating sphere of light, almost blinding in its brilliance. This light descended upon Chu-e, Bryan's hands guiding it.[break][break]
The reaction was instant. Chu-e's bloodcurdling shriek filled the ship's hold. It was a noise Zev only heard in his dreams.[break][break]
He watched with great interest as the former Rocket's skin split and ebbed back, tide-like. Dark crystals surfaced. The rippling movement as they spread across Chu-e's skin reminded Zev of rapid necrosis. What was once soft flesh had blackened. Instead of a dull rot, however, Chu-e's body gleamed as light from the single bulb overhead reflected off his otherworldly carapace.[break][break]
And suddenly, it burst. A thousand tiny shards exploded outward, scattering over the floor with the sharp cacophony of a sudden hailstorm. Then, before Zev's very eyes, they moved. Like a swarm sharing a single mind, they lurched away from Chu-e, away from Bryan.[break][break]
With alarming speed, they raced across the floor toward Zev.[break][break]
First came the pain.[break][break]
The black cloud of crystals bit into his skin. Sheer revulsion flooded Zev as the scales burrowed like wriggling worms into his flesh. He swiped at them with his hands, but they clung on. His nerves screamed with an agony he had never felt before, not in all the scar-riddled, bruise-laden years of his life. He fell to his knees as his legs buckled.[break][break]
Then came the hunger.[break][break]
Pain gave way to bloodlust, a familiar and insatiable need. But this sensation was amplified a thousandfold, the depth and breadth of it dwarfing Zev's usual cravings as the yawning void of space dwarfs a single star.[break][break]
His eyes snapped to Bryan, bright with famishment. Zev could almost see the energy swirling within the other man. Could almost taste its promise of satiety. He inhaled sharply, but instead of Bryan's energy siphoning from man to man, the light above went out.[break][break]
Zev's chest filled with a sudden, burning heat. But it was not painful; it soothed instead, tempering the hunger as the warmth dispersed through his body.[break][break]
Stillness came at last.[break][break]
The crystals had vanished into Zev, leaving his skin unblemished, his form unchanged. A palpable tension filled the ship's hold as the screams died into silence. His gaze flickered from Bryan to Chu-e and back, though the darkness obscured their faces.[break][break]
Zev stood on shaky legs. Flexed his hands. Cleared his throat. And then, before either of the two could ask him questions or level accusations, he simply said: "I'm fine. It's done."[break][break]
And everything had changed.
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