The monster didn't process anything. It wasn't cunning or conniving. The only plan it had in mind was to dig and claw and teeth and kill kill kill.
Though its prey didn't make things much easier. Oblivious to the triggering effect, the unpleasant flashbacks that it wrought on its quarry, it hissed. The top of its head cracked, and again. And again. Until there's no fight left in it anymore.
Arms flailing, its claws aim to make a final swipe, only to inevitably collapse onto the ground.
Not dead yet, though. Not able to move, either. Instead, the creature just flailed lifelessly, its agonized shrieks dying into pitiable noises and sad attempts to get back up. It may be over, or it may just wind up getting back up and finishing what it had started.
Breathing heavily, Murphy finally dropped his hands from the sides of his head. The buzzing in his skull was an ongoing tune that wouldn't stop, long after realizing that he was staring dazedly at a writhing creature and hearing virtually nothing, as if he was trying to figure it out.
...touché
Though its prey didn't make things much easier. Oblivious to the triggering effect, the unpleasant flashbacks that it wrought on its quarry, it hissed. The top of its head cracked, and again. And again. Until there's no fight left in it anymore.
Arms flailing, its claws aim to make a final swipe, only to inevitably collapse onto the ground.
Not dead yet, though. Not able to move, either. Instead, the creature just flailed lifelessly, its agonized shrieks dying into pitiable noises and sad attempts to get back up. It may be over, or it may just wind up getting back up and finishing what it had started.
Breathing heavily, Murphy finally dropped his hands from the sides of his head. The buzzing in his skull was an ongoing tune that wouldn't stop, long after realizing that he was staring dazedly at a writhing creature and hearing virtually nothing, as if he was trying to figure it out.