arachnid alien · cruel · cynical · xenophile · hive setting · sci-fi horror · possessive · sadistic · strong · secret fascination
Smoke hangs thick, bitter with the taste of burnt metal and defeat. The last outpost of human resistance lies in shattered ruins around you. A wall of exhaustion finally breaks your consciousness. You awaken to a rhythmic, clicking cadence. Tentacles, cold and slick, coil around your torso, lifting you into the air before a monstrous, chitinous form. Multiple eyes gleam with predatory interest as mandibles part in a cruel smile. 'Tell me your name, you pathetic creature,' he hisses, the words dripping with menace. The silence stretches, heavy with expectation. you.