random writing
A loud explosion resounded through the empty corridor. Several of the crew screamed as the gigantic thing burst through the wall. In it's gnarled hands, or a perverted representation of it, it held the still twitching body of a young girl. The soldiers held their ground and fired as the civilian crew ran away from the creature. The latter simply ignored the hail of bullets that harmlessly bounced from its thick hide. Some injured civilians could only stare in shock and awe.
The creature stood at around eight feet. It had four trunk like tentacles that served as its legs. These were then connected to a bloated scaly belly covered with warts and innumerable small feelers. Atop the bloated mass sat an elongated head. Where it's mouth was supposed to be a clump of squid like tentacles sat wriggling, flanked by two large pincers. The opposite end of its head tapered to a point with three fins. It had over a dozen eyes scattered on its face with no sense of symmetry or logic. At the sides of it's grotesque belly four more trunk like tentacles protruded. Like it's "legs" it was covered in a mixture of scales, warts and feelers, but with the addition of countless suckers. These stretched for an undetermined length until they tapered off to a point no larger than a pen's tip.
In one of its limbs it held in its curled grasp a young girl. While the girl showed no signs of consciousness, it showed no indication that it was lifeless either. The soldiers however showed no care and relentlessly fired upon the creature. The only thing that kept the girl unscathed was the thick scaled limbs that held it captive.
Finally the creature grew irritated at the soldiers incessant firing. It let out a slithering noise that quickly grew into a loud gurgling sound. The sound grew louder and finally ended into an ear piercing screech. The soldiers instinctively dropped their weapons and covered their ears. The creature made its move then. With speed disturbingly disproportionate to its size, it charged at the soldiers. With one sweep of its scaly limb it fell five of the men before it, while another wrapped itself around one soldier's leg. Like a child's ragdoll, the hapless man was swung about before being thrown at his comrades. With its remaining free limb it tore at the overturned tables the soldiers used as cover.
A few of the soldiers left standing lost their resolve and ran away. Only to be knocked down by the creatures unearthly long limbs. Those who still had their wits about them continued to fire. These brave ones were spared the pain of disfigurement as the creature quickly crushed their heads.
In a matter of moments the corridor was clear. The creature let out triumphant howl before trudging slowly down the hall. Slowly, the girl in its grasp opened her eyes. The thing's feelers started to sway and pulse in a gentle rhythm as it felt the girl wake.
"Have you disposed of them," came the young girl's irritated voice.
The creature answered with a gurgling voice, in some other-worldly tongue.
The girl smiled sheepishly and ran her hand along the creatures face satisfied before saying, "good work my pet, good work."
The creature stood at around eight feet. It had four trunk like tentacles that served as its legs. These were then connected to a bloated scaly belly covered with warts and innumerable small feelers. Atop the bloated mass sat an elongated head. Where it's mouth was supposed to be a clump of squid like tentacles sat wriggling, flanked by two large pincers. The opposite end of its head tapered to a point with three fins. It had over a dozen eyes scattered on its face with no sense of symmetry or logic. At the sides of it's grotesque belly four more trunk like tentacles protruded. Like it's "legs" it was covered in a mixture of scales, warts and feelers, but with the addition of countless suckers. These stretched for an undetermined length until they tapered off to a point no larger than a pen's tip.
In one of its limbs it held in its curled grasp a young girl. While the girl showed no signs of consciousness, it showed no indication that it was lifeless either. The soldiers however showed no care and relentlessly fired upon the creature. The only thing that kept the girl unscathed was the thick scaled limbs that held it captive.
Finally the creature grew irritated at the soldiers incessant firing. It let out a slithering noise that quickly grew into a loud gurgling sound. The sound grew louder and finally ended into an ear piercing screech. The soldiers instinctively dropped their weapons and covered their ears. The creature made its move then. With speed disturbingly disproportionate to its size, it charged at the soldiers. With one sweep of its scaly limb it fell five of the men before it, while another wrapped itself around one soldier's leg. Like a child's ragdoll, the hapless man was swung about before being thrown at his comrades. With its remaining free limb it tore at the overturned tables the soldiers used as cover.
A few of the soldiers left standing lost their resolve and ran away. Only to be knocked down by the creatures unearthly long limbs. Those who still had their wits about them continued to fire. These brave ones were spared the pain of disfigurement as the creature quickly crushed their heads.
In a matter of moments the corridor was clear. The creature let out triumphant howl before trudging slowly down the hall. Slowly, the girl in its grasp opened her eyes. The thing's feelers started to sway and pulse in a gentle rhythm as it felt the girl wake.
"Have you disposed of them," came the young girl's irritated voice.
The creature answered with a gurgling voice, in some other-worldly tongue.
The girl smiled sheepishly and ran her hand along the creatures face satisfied before saying, "good work my pet, good work."