"... And She Was Ravenous" (2/3)

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A noise is heard that sounds like squelching, immediately confirming that something is consuming the biomass.

Chief adjust quickly, drawing twin Magnums at the blink of an eye. But the target disappeared quickly leaving behind a pool of leftover biomass and energy radiating from it.

"It's fast. What is that thing?" Cortana is left awestruck.

Chief readjusts his vision to see the anomaly standing atop a small vantage point. In one hand coated with the same energy is an unfinished delicacy of biomass. In the other, is not a hand at all but is a blade. Only the lights can be seen from this creature.

Cortana readies an explanation but is still awestruck by the figure standing atop the cliff. "I only sensed one hostile. But it feels like thousands. Be careful..."