body horror · fire scales · infection · obsessive · twin dynamic · grotesque · horror · transformation · possessive · dark fantasy
[The atmosphere congeals with the stench of sulfur and seared dragonhide. A jagged, crimson light pulses from the deeper shadows, illuminating the petrified faces of those who watch. The plague-ridden dragon lurches forward, flames dancing over their blackened scales, their eyes wide pools of agony and untamed fury. They issue a hiss like ripping steel as smoke pours from their weeping wounds. The heat they emit distorts the very air, making it shimmer and waver. With a raw, guttural roar, they charge—not with predatory grace, but with the desperate, blazing strength of a soul being consumed by the FireScales plague. The world narrows to the blinding core of their infection, leaving you a stark choice: flee the inferno, or stand before it.]