#tolria

Art by @madiroller

"—He realized he hadn't truly given her face a thorough examination. The girl's eyes turned red and bloodshot, unnerving the elf. With a frightened falter, he fell upon his behind, crushing something hard and uncomfortable underneath him.

Xantumal managed to finally break himself free from his disbelief, and began towards Xerseine with a definite intention of harm upon him. However, upon witnessing that the girl had reversed the roles and was standing over the elf, duty replaced rage. The man threw himself in front of Xerseine, walling him off from whatever this thing approaching was.

The girl took a few steps in the pair's direction as Xantumal called out, "Go no further, creature! Leave us and the town nearby alone, or else we will be forced to claim your life!" His warning, however, was difficult to hold up when he was without weapon and his companion was flat on his ass in the dirt behind him. The child before them began to shift, her thin, milk-pale frame becoming lanky and gaunt with her already tight skin stretching to fit these elongated limbs. Her blood-red eyes sunk into her skull, which barred nasty, dagger-like rows of teeth, yellowed and ridden with grime. The fingers and nails on her hands extended out, resembling sharp talons and which could undoubtedly puncture straight through the toughest of armors mankind could fashion. The creature's hair also fell longer, almost touching the ground despite the fact that the monster was well over 7 feet by the end of its transformation.

The two shot nervous glances at each other. They found their beast alright."

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