Thread: Monster [ Burke x Arianna  ]

Lexi stood watching the grotesque transformation wracking Shaunas once shapely female body, with absolute horror and disbelief etched on her pale, stricken face. Clutching her soft white robe in a fist tightly to her chest, she didnt even realize how ridiculous and futile the gesture was, or that it could in no way protect her from the repulsive beast materializing in the impeccable yet bland beige and blue hallway, like something out of a graphic horror film. Blinking back hot tears, each heart breaking word Shauna spoke was punctuated by the sickening sounds of tearing flesh and cracking bone, causing Lexi to wince with each splintering snap, and will herself awake from the nightmare, all to no avail. Of course, Alexandra could not awaken because it was alas no nightmare, it was her cruel new reality, and there was no question in her mind exactly who had done this to Shauna and how . The memory of that unholy glowing cocktail administered to the unsuspecting hookers in the VIP room was too painful, too fresh, and renewed hatred for the two callous monsters who perpetrated it bubbled up inside her so powerfully, it threatened to sever the thin thread of sanity she could barely hold onto as it was. Torn between wanting to kneel down beside Shauna and comfort her, and the urge to flee from the disgusting mass of quivering flesh the woman had become, Lexi swallowed the sour taste of bile rising in her throat and backed away until she slammed against her door. Her bare feet tripped painfully over the protruding metal threshold causing her to stumble backwards into the front entrance and she cursed aloud. With heart pounding and eyes wide with fear, she realized she was going the wrong way, she needed to get out of the building entirely, not go further into her apartment where shed be trapped like a rat in a maze, at the mercy of some insane lab scientist and certain to die. When Shauna lurched forward again, Lexi quickly shuffled sideways until she managed to brace herself by grasping the door frame, and slip back around into the open hallway, shrinking away to avoid any kind of physical contact as she did so. However, when she saw the sheer amount of blood oozing from the young female body, and how it was now misshapen and twisted beyond repair, she heard Shauna's accusations which stabbed painfully at her heart and magnified the intensity of her guilt, far beyond her shattered soul's ability to cope. Lexi shuddered and let out an anguished cry. Shaunaplease, I didnt knowhow could I have possibly known they would do this to you?! She pleaded with her, begging her to listen, but Shauna was too far gone now and completely unseeing, and unhearing. Still, Lexi was desperate for her to understand and even more desperate to be forgiven. Shauna! Please! Listen to me! Its not too late, come with me, let me take you back to the club and force them fix it. Though she said the words and wanted to believe them, deep down she knew it was impossible, nothing could help the woman now and she truly didnt think she could face the Vampire again, not even to save Shauna. Hot tears of guilt and frustration slid down her cheeks and she began sobbing uncontrollably, her shoulders shaking from the force of it. Oh ShaunaIm so sorry, soincredibly sorry. You have to believe meif I had known I would never have left without you. Once again, Lexi wanted to believe what she said was true, but overwhelming guilt at the realization it likely wasnt, came crashing down upon her so hard and fast, she began gasping for breath from the suffocating weight of it. The loud gut wrenching screams ripping from Shaunas delicate throat, startled Lexi back to the reality of what she now faced, and then she suddenly rememberedDavid! Oh, how could she have forgotten David! Her good friend and boss could wander unwittingly into this mess at any moment and Lexi couldnt bear the thought of anything happening to him. If it did, it would be her fault, and shed never forgive herself. No she had to make sure he stayed away...far away. Her new driving need to see David safe was the only thing that kept her from completely breaking down and she looked furtively around the hallway, searching for any sign he was already there, but relief swept over her when she saw he wasn't. Still, he should have been there by now, but it dawned on her he must be trying the elevator, and she had never been so grateful for the slow contraption she cursed every day, for surely that had to be the reason he wasn't there yet. Then just as she tried to think of a way to stop the elevator, the entire building went dark the power had either gone out or been cut off and Lexi shivered violently from a sense of foreboding that wrapped around her entire body like an ice-cold sheet. She cried out with surprise a moment later when the emergency lights flicked on, and though they were bright, the narrow beams merely cast an eerie antiseptic white glow on the walls, interspersed with frightening shadows that threatened from every corner. With one last glance at Shauna, Lexi shuddered and froze at what she saw. The transformation from woman to beast was now complete, and the look of sheer hunger and malice on the things face was petrifying. It was so grotesque and disturbing, it forced Lexi to finally succumb to her fear and scream in terror from the depths of her soul while vaulting blindly for the door to the staircase as fast as she could, far too afraid to look back and see how close it was. In that moment, she was acting on the human instinct to run away from certain death, and nothing could make her stop and look backnothing.