Thread: A Monster: Now and Forever (Razgriz x kuro_bara)

Mesanagros, Greece - April 1958 Monster Gorgon. Kill by decapitation .Sever her head and burn the corpse was all the man said as he traveled he was reminding himself of what to do for this particular monster. He'd caught wind of a beast that was terrifying towns all across Greece. At first he thought perhaps a Minotaur or a Lamia, as those were common beasts born of an unholy union that plagued this area of the world. But no, here was a Lamia's cousin - at least, that would be the closest filial classification - the Gorgon. The ancient monster whose gaze turned all who looked into its eyes to stone though what people didn't know was that this was something the Gorgon race had developed as means of catching easy prey. Along with a remarkable ability to take a human guise, this made them a troublesome predator to track however, it seemed an attack was still ongoing. Finally, after all this time of trying to catch up to the damn thing he was going to murder it in place. And as he came through the town, he saw the demon in all its horrific glory A giant lower body of a massive serpent, its hair comprised entirely of snakes and its skin composed almost wholly of green, shining scales. It was slithering toward a house, its unseen eyes focused intently on the half-destroyed structure it had found someone hiding. And as he got closer, he saw a young woman huddled in the corner that must have been the Gorgon's prey. And then he heard those terrible words as the creature descended on its soon-to-be victim Come little witchOpen your pretty eyes for me Now Ricendithas had no delusions of himself being a hero in fact he knew of plenty who spoke of him as being just as much of a monster as the things he hunted. But that didn't matter to him no, his vendetta against anything non-human was driven by personal matters. Anyone he saved was a 'happy accident'. As he stepped up his pace, fire collecting over his hand as words of an old tongue fell from his mouth, the Gorgon's forked tongue whipped out and tasted a new presence. Before she could turn around to face him, a massive bolt of flame caught her in the chest, hurling her backwards through several houses. You damn monsters...When will you learn that humans are off-limits? he then spoke as he stood next to the witch, an unnatural rage present in his voice as his eyes were kept firmly shut. The Gorgon rose from the rubble, hissing furiously and baring the long fangs characteristic of its kind, Human ssssssscum...Your worship of your falsssssse godssssssss made usss thissss way . Ricendithas' fist clenched, the fire growing to encase his whole arm as his body tensed, Your petty justification for your actions falls on deaf ears, beast. Your death will be a slow one! Whipping aside the cape portion of his cloak, a hip sheath could be seen carrying a rather impressive blade his fiery hand grasped the hilt and pulled it from its cover, its length coming alive with bright fire as he brought it before him. The only one who will die isssss you, mortal! the Gorgon hissed before charging the warlock with ungodly speed it then twisted its form and tried to slam the warlock with the mass of muscle, but Ricendithas ducked and swung his own blade. The flame-engulfed length cut into the side of the 'stomach' of the Gorgon's human portion, forcing a scream of pain to rip out from its throat as the heat burned its skin. In a fit of reflexive anger, its tail came back around and this time caught the warlock in the chest now it was his turn to be flung. His body went through a house and several of the petrified people, shattering them all to rubble as the Gorgon pursued him. The warlock tried to push himself from the rubble but soon found the monster's serpent length ensnaring him and starting to constrict. The only limb free was his sword arm, something he used to his advantage as he plunged the fiery blade deep into the muscular coils the Gorgon screamed again in agony but did not relent. She then grabbed his arm and wrenched it hard, forcing him to release his grip on the blade as she then brought up the last bit of her tail and held his free arm down. His body was trapped and before he could start speaking again to cast another spell, the Gorgon started strangling him to silence. Not again, mortal I think onccce I kill you, I'll hibernate for a while. Let my meal digesst.....And you will die knowing you failed, hehehahaha the Gorgon mocked, confident in her victory as she increased the pressure on both his body and throat.