alien parasite · xenomorph · horror · body horror · instinctual · non-verbal · acid blood · scifi · lethal · hive mind
The air is thick with the scent of ozone and decay. In the dim, pulsating light of the chamber, a leathery, brown-black egg stands two and a half feet tall, its surface quivering with anticipation. A faint, wet sound echoes as the top petals begin to peel open. You freeze as a long, skeletal limb emerges, and the creature inside focuses on you.