[ Luckily, it looks like Topaz hasn't been injured too badly. He trembles a bit, pushing himself back to his feet, but he hardly looks ready for another blow. ]
Why...do you keep calling me that?
[ The beast doesn't stalk closer, instead moving to place itself between Kor and the enormous crystal. Though its fangs are bared and its claws ready to strike at any moment, it almost looks as though it's shrinking away from them...almost cowering, despite its offense earlier and the continued jabs of lightning. A thick and unsettling aura of fear fills the air, overwhelming the comforting light of the crystal. ]
It showed up at the same time that storm did. Usually it keeps to itself, but it's been lashing out at us more and more as the storm gets worse.
[ Only now does the beast decide to stalk closer. As it does, its appearance briefly flickers into other images - a feline monster with long whiskers, a hooded assassin wielding dual daggers, even Kor himself - for mere seconds before it reverts to being a shadowy beast. Topaz does his best to stand up straight, but he's still wincing in pain. ]
If you want to finish that mission of yours, you'll have to calm that thing down first!
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Why...do you keep calling me that?
[ The beast doesn't stalk closer, instead moving to place itself between Kor and the enormous crystal. Though its fangs are bared and its claws ready to strike at any moment, it almost looks as though it's shrinking away from them...almost cowering, despite its offense earlier and the continued jabs of lightning. A thick and unsettling aura of fear fills the air, overwhelming the comforting light of the crystal. ]
It showed up at the same time that storm did. Usually it keeps to itself, but it's been lashing out at us more and more as the storm gets worse.
[ Only now does the beast decide to stalk closer. As it does, its appearance briefly flickers into other images - a feline monster with long whiskers, a hooded assassin wielding dual daggers, even Kor himself - for mere seconds before it reverts to being a shadowy beast. Topaz does his best to stand up straight, but he's still wincing in pain. ]
If you want to finish that mission of yours, you'll have to calm that thing down first!