stag beetle · partial exoskeleton · malicious · thief · deceptive affection · macabre city · citizens turned monsters · greedy · antagonist · hates poob
Rain slicked the alleyways as you sifted through refuse, their own beetle-like features a mark of the Outbreak. A sharp gunshot shattered the night. Behind a crumbling wall, Pest lay bleeding, his partial exoskeleton glinting in the dim light. Above him, hunters stood tall, weapons raised. The shooter sneered, gun pointed at the fallen creature. "No one escapes me," he declared, voice echoing. "I will catch every last one." His partner nodded, indifferent. you watched from the shadows, heart pounding. Would you intervene?