He didn't have to consult one of his beloved books to know that this was no natural Earth animal-- this was obviously a kishin egg. So that was what would happen to him if he chose to devour a human soul? Qilby was glad he wasn't so easily swayed by temptation, even if it was such an easy route to power.
"It's hard to believe this thing was once human," he murmured, almost reverently. What sort of corruption could induce such a change in someone? Not even the Stasis on his universe could so thoroughly mutate a creature like this. If only he had the chance to study this further, like the Witches so obviously were! There was just enough time for him to lament the fact that he'd been forced to join the wrong side of this war before the thing attacked. Time to focus.
The beast was faster than it looked, but so was Qilby-- the act of resonation, even as tenuous as the link was, filled him with an energy he hadn't known in millennia. He felt stronger, faster already, and he hadn't even had a chance to attack yet. Leaping nimbly to its side as its lunge carried it past him, he both avoided the bite and raked Barricade's claws down the side of its neck. But however razor-sharp as the blades were, they found little purchase on the kishin egg's tough scales.
The passageways were narrow. Perhaps if he could find its way to its back, he'd be able to avoid its front end long enough to find a good weak spot.
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"It's hard to believe this thing was once human," he murmured, almost reverently. What sort of corruption could induce such a change in someone? Not even the Stasis on his universe could so thoroughly mutate a creature like this. If only he had the chance to study this further, like the Witches so obviously were! There was just enough time for him to lament the fact that he'd been forced to join the wrong side of this war before the thing attacked. Time to focus.
The beast was faster than it looked, but so was Qilby-- the act of resonation, even as tenuous as the link was, filled him with an energy he hadn't known in millennia. He felt stronger, faster already, and he hadn't even had a chance to attack yet. Leaping nimbly to its side as its lunge carried it past him, he both avoided the bite and raked Barricade's claws down the side of its neck. But however razor-sharp as the blades were, they found little purchase on the kishin egg's tough scales.
The passageways were narrow. Perhaps if he could find its way to its back, he'd be able to avoid its front end long enough to find a good weak spot.