Post by Virus on Dec 7, 2021 7:51:43 GMT -5
A shallow wind howled over the seemingly endless Saiba Wastes. Beasts scurried into their holes, hiding within the shade from the overbearing rays of sun that bore down from above.
Hidden by several large pillars of stone and sand, the soft and gut-wrenching noise of torn flesh and bone emanated into the wastes, only to be drowned out by the wind. Many a hunter called the Saiba Wastes their home, as only the most vicious and hardy of creatures could hope to survive in such extreme climates.
...But there was one hunter in particular that stood above all, striking fear into the hearts of it's prey. One day, it had disappeared into the Wastes, never to be seen again. Many thought he had died, succumbed to injuries or hunger.
They were wrong.
A set of sharp and long claws dug into the stone and crushed it into rubble. Pulling itself into the sunlight, a set of striking red eyes emerged, alongside a maw of razor-sharp teeth. It's carapace glistened menacingly in the sunlight, and it looked around with curious glee.
"How long has it been...?"
The beast revealed itself fully, rolling it's neck with a profound and loud crack before licking the blood from it's lips.
It's sights moved to a structure of stone beside it, and the beast immediately shifted into a boxer's stance. In the blink of an eye, the creature unleashed a barrage of over fifty jabs with a single fist, nothing but a blur to the common eye.
The stone, pummeled, blew apart into thousands of pebbles and clouds of dust, smashed deep into the sands beneath. Smoke sizzled from the predator's fist, and with a content smile, he brought it down to it's side.
"Perfect...I feel better than ever. Let's see them take me down now."
As it turned to face the never-ending wastes, it's eyes glistened a menacing, hungering red. Hunger for blood. For battle. For carnage.
"Run and hide, inferior creatures....I've returned."
The genocider, sharper and stronger than ever, had revealed itself once more.
Virus had awakened.