jump off the ledge i said // o, iron forged raid

[VALE]

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graphic gore ★ genderfluid ★ skeleton jaguar

The skull’s lower jaw shattered on impact. Vale flinched backward, half a second too late, vis grey tongue dangling limply underneath where the monster’s chin should’ve been. Smoke poured out of the skull’s empty bottom like water rushing out of an upside down jar as the bandit hissed and violently shook verself.

Vale’s red eyes locked onto the bobcat. Vis hiss cut out. The melanistic coat shivered and stretched over the shapeshifter’s form, boiling and bubbling like a thick witch’s stew, red and pussing flesh exposed in the sloughing off skin. When Vale stepped towards the bobcat, each step left a thick pile of black sludge behind.

Until the skeleton stepped out of the rotting skinsuit. The lower jaw reformed, lolling down in suspended animation… wait, was that a yawn? The red eyes jiggled in their sockets as the skeletal jaguar chuckled softly, a little purr of laughter really, until the chortles turned to coughing, and that coughing turned to spitting out little red flames.

“I’m flattered you’re wasting what little strength you have on me.” Vale chuckled and wiped a fake tear—only for the exposed claw to snag the eye entirely—and rip it out, with the absolute ease of practiced skill masquerading as an accident.

“Don’t make me kill you. Please? You don’t want to taste the void, and that’s if you come back at all. Trust me. I’ve been there so many times.” Vale waved the snagged eye around and sighed dramatically. “You’re in no condition to fight. Stand down. My crew and I will soon be out of your fur--haha, see what I did there? I’m on fire with these puns today!”

Vale chuckled to verself and popped the eyeball into vis maw. After the grey tongue wrapped around the jelly blob, it disappeared into… well, even Vale wasn’t exactly sure. The grey tongue reappeared, snaked up Vale’s boney face, and licked the remaining eye.

The bandit turned vis entire head to eye the bobcat. “Now, go back to sleep. You need your rest, don’t you? I’m sure your medics would be so disappointed to see you hurt yourself for replenishable supplies, after they took such great pains to heal you.”

[member=11389]michael t.[/member]

YOU NEVER TRUSTED ME ★
BUT I’M OVER IT NOW
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