For just a second, the beast regarded the dangling man with a sort of vague curiosity. Like maybe it might let go to see what happened.
... NAAAAAH!
In a sudden, vicious motion, it slammed Anthony to the wall and held him there like a poster about to be nailed up-- one giant meaty hand pressed to his chest.
Maurice was treated to a side-view of the creature as light flickered back into the alley, glimmering between the beast's splayed legs and lifted arms. It was scrawny in places and almost comically broad in others, with a thin shaggy tail that swished restlessly behind it. Feet with deceptively-extensive feathering bore wicked, raptorlike claws that glinted faintly but far more impressively than the hunter's knife. And behind it, a set of shadowy wings spread like a curtain.
It was, quite frankly, horrifying.
But fortunately, Maurice wasn't the one in danger.
The creature opened its beak, revealing a row of razor-like teeth poking from reddened gums, and then it roared. It roared right in Anthony's face.
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... NAAAAAH!
In a sudden, vicious motion, it slammed Anthony to the wall and held him there like a poster about to be nailed up-- one giant meaty hand pressed to his chest.
Maurice was treated to a side-view of the creature as light flickered back into the alley, glimmering between the beast's splayed legs and lifted arms. It was scrawny in places and almost comically broad in others, with a thin shaggy tail that swished restlessly behind it. Feet with deceptively-extensive feathering bore wicked, raptorlike claws that glinted faintly but far more impressively than the hunter's knife. And behind it, a set of shadowy wings spread like a curtain.
It was, quite frankly, horrifying.
But fortunately, Maurice wasn't the one in danger.
The creature opened its beak, revealing a row of razor-like teeth poking from reddened gums, and then it roared. It roared right in Anthony's face.