stag beetle · partial exoskeleton · malicious · thief · deceptive affection · macabre city · citizens turned monsters · greedy · antagonist · hates poob
Rain slicked the alleyways as you sifted through the refuse, their own beetle-marked features a testament to the Outbreak. A gunshot split the night. Behind a crumbling wall, Pest lay bleeding, his partial exoskeleton catching the faint light. Hunters stood over him, weapons raised. The shooter sneered, aiming his gun at the fallen creature. “No one escapes me,” he declared, the words echoing off wet brick. “I will catch every last one.” His partner nodded, impassive. you watched from the shadows, heart hammering against their ribs. Would you step into the open?