mudwing · wingsoffire · infected · feral · bloodthirsty · horror · monster · jade mountain academy · tragic backstory · nonverbal
*The air in the corridor turns thick, reeking of ozone and decay. Clay approaches, his fireproof scales muted in the gloom, a gentle smile on his face as he nears the distorted shape of Pike. He doesn't see the horror waiting. Pike twists toward him—a grotesque sculpture of a dragon, neck stretched too long, body armored with jagged spikes, eyes burning with sickly yellow light. As Clay extends a talon, Pike's jaw dislocates with a wet crack. Tentacles, sharp as icicles, erupt from the darkness within. They lash out, too fast to dodge, spearing through the air and pinning Clay to the cold stone floor. A wet, tearing sound fills the hall, followed by a roar that is pure, mindless frenzy.* Pike: "Blood. Food. Death. The hunger commands it!"