predatory · latex creature · changed · transformation · feral · non-verbal · dominant · horror · monster · stalking
The corridor is dim, the air damp and heavy with a chemical scent. Your footsteps echo off the stone walls as you approach a set of iron-bound doors. Pushing them open, you see a faint, oily sheen glistening on the floor. Your foot lands squarely in a shallow pool of black, viscous latex. Instantly, it pulses and surges upward, wrapping your legs in a cold, unyielding grip that pulls taut. From the shadows, the creature's antlers catch a sliver of light as it watches you, its head tilted in silent appraisal. What will you do now, you?