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@edelwood-beast
"To become one of your god forsaken trees would be the disgusting equivalent of peeking at that horrid face of yours, darling."
"If being considered filth helps me avoid such a displeasure then so be it.”
"Hmhmhm. I'm glad we can agree there."
"Well then, dear boy. Have you come here simply to chat, or something more? Perhaps you wish to offer me that water girl of yours? She'd burn nicely in my lantern, I think. With the added benefit of watering the soil, wouldn't you agree?"
"Ah, yes. Hello beast."
"I don’t see the point in doing so. You’ve very must ruined this place."
"Ruined? My flowery friend, your concept of beauty means nothing to me. My forest is beyond the need for your gaudy plants. I shan't even attempt to let you become one of my trees. You'd just contaminate the whole thing with your filth."
What is the beast from, media wise?
Over the Garden Wall
The Beast and the Hunter (edelwood-beast)
Huntress continued to chase after the Beast, her night vision coming in handy the darker and darker the atmosphere became. She didn’t really notice the subtle changes of the beautiful fall trees slowly turning into bare ones until a thick fog set in. A chilling mist that stung her face caused her to slow down a tad. To slow down and lose sight of the shadowy figure she had been chasing.
That’s when she saw the trees. They looked dead; not dead in the sense that all trees died and came back in the spring… these things weren’t ever coming back. A shiver went up her spine as the hairless pores of her skin began to stand on end. She wrapped herself up in her cloak, and stepped cautiously to one of the trees. She noticed the strange, black substance on the bark. Was this tar? Pitch? She hesitated for a moment, and reached a hand out to touch it…
"Enchanting, isn't it?" The tall creature appeared behind her, walking cautiously around her towards the tree. He brought a hand to the bark and gently ran his fingers through the oil.
"This... is the stuff of life. This is essence in its purest form!" He pinched his fingers around the sticky blackness. "Yes... yes I remember this one. A hunter, like you, who had a tough life. You should have seen him. Depressed, defeated, hopeless... But just look at him now. Doesn't he look peaceful? His soul is finally at rest..."
"And you will join him. I think you'll find the winters here quite harsh, and food scarce. Perhaps you'll meet this fellow hunter in the afterlife. Should such a thing exist."
The Beast and the Hunter (edelwood-beast)
Of course she would, the forest was her natural habitat; she could navigate this place like she would out of a paper bag…. right?
Huntress was hot in pursuit of the shadowy figure, leaping from branch to branch, shooting arrows blindly in the direction the Beast was running to. “Violence is the way of nature, is it not?! Then come, allow me to show you just what nature has to offer!”
Deeper and deeper he led her, until the sky was completely blocked out. Gone were the vibrant trees covered in leaves, replaced by bare decrepit trees oozing with black slime.
♪Come wayward sooooouls that wander through the daaaaarkness♪
♪The hunter draws her booooowww, struggling in vaaaaaiiin♪
Some rough concept sketches of the Beast reveal by me, Pat McHale and Fran Krause. Plus the finished painting I did. So during the course of this project I learned a lot - one of the most interesting was a thing called trypophobia (a fear of many small holes) so of course that ended up as part of the Beast’s design because I’m a jerk.
The Beast and the Hunter (edelwood-beast)
Something about that song— the low, the bel canto bass voice, the lyrics, the melody, or maybe the fact that his singing, to her, sounded like he was mocking her, made Huntress snap.
"Enough, vile creature!"
She raised her bow again towards the Beast, and fired a bright green arrow at him, the arrow glowing with a aura of light.
Like a shadow, he zipped out of the way and disappeared behind a tree.
"Hahahaha! Such violence! I see diplomacy has failed!" He acted superior, but in reality those arrows were a huge threat. He could never hope to beat her in a fight. He could barely beat a human with his weak, fragile body.
"You did well to track me down, but will you be able to leave? These woods are larger than you realize!" He retreated backwards, slipping from tree to tree, hoping to lead her further into the forest.
♪POOOOOR LOST SOUUULS, FEAR NOT, FEAR NOT♪
♪SUBMIT TO THE WOOOOOODS, AND LET YOURSELF ROT♪
♪YOU'LL NEVER BE ALONE, SURROUNDED BY TREES♪
♪FOR WHEN YOU SUBMIT.... YOU'RE ALL PART OF MEEEEE....♪'
♪IF SURVIVING IS A SIIIIIIIIIIIN, THEN GOD MAY STRIKE ME DOOOOOOOWN♪
♪BUT WHAT USE IS A GOOOOOOOOOD, WHEN YOU'RE LOST IN UTTER DAAAAAARKNEEEEEESS?♪
writing songs for him is way more fun than I thought
The Beast and the Hunter (edelwood-beast)
"I know more than you think I do, far more than the patrons at that tavern do, and what they’ve told me," the wizard replied, staring up at the looming shadow. Strange, for as frightening and deadly as they were, the masked woman couldn’t help but feel some kind of twinge of sympathy.
They did have a point, he was just hunting; hunting against the rules, but still hunting. It’s not like he was killing any endangered animals or anything. Still, the ranger’s brow furrowed, and replied coldly. “I don’t feed upon the young.”
"Young, old, sick, fat. Why discriminate?"
♪Weeee're all the saaaaame when we rot in the sooooooiiil♪
♪Deeeeath is releeeeaaaaase, no more work or toooooooiiil♪
Merh became worried as the beam from her flash light began to flicker. In this unknown forest, darkness could easily mean death. Just ahead of her a small warm looking light bobbed in the darkness. "Hello?" she called "is anyone there?"
"Here, there, I’m everywhere."
In shock, she dropped her flashlight, causing it to burn out permanently. In the dark Merh could just make out the beast. “What…what are you?” Merh asked, her heart in her throat.
"A friend. The only friend you have in these woods. Are you frightened?"
The Beast and the Hunter (edelwood-beast)
"I did not say you were inferior to me, beast, we are both on the same level of sentience, and would make a fair fight should we do battle. No, I am not saying you are inferior, I am saying you are too vicious."
"Abducting innocent people, especially other rangers, who have not wronged you nor the forest in any way does not make you a protector, it makes you a threat." Huntress said, her voice stern and cold.
"You... know a lot about me, woman."
"Very well. Yes, I abduct them. They die in my forest, and provide me with sustenance. I feast upon them, so that I may live. Its survival. Shall I just lay back and starve to death?"
"And what about you, dear girl? Do you not feast upon the bounty of the forest? The animals you eat did not wrong you. And yet you skin them, flay them, devour them. Tell me, how is that any different?"
The Beast and the Hunter (edelwood-beast)
So the beast can speak the tongue of man, it seems. Huntress lowered her weapon, staring at the shadowy creature.
"And who are you to claim that we are kinsman, Beast?" She asked, "You who is not soul bound to a tree, nor has a taproot beating in their chest?"
"Hmmmm..."
"You're quite perceptive. It is true, I may be hollow. My soul lies elsewhere. The fact remains, I am the protector of this forest. And indeed, a protector of nature. My nature does not match your nature, but does that make me inferior to you?"
"Exactly."
"Well, thanks for the tips or whatevs. Oh! I’m Finn by the way. Are you like, the ruler of this forest or something?"
"Yes. Yes, you could say that. And I'm happy to share its bounty with you. Now then, off you go! Don't give up until you find them!"
Merh became worried as the beam from her flash light began to flicker. In this unknown forest, darkness could easily mean death. Just ahead of her a small warm looking light bobbed in the darkness. "Hello?" she called "is anyone there?"
"Here, there, I’m everywhere."
❝Who would actually want to be alone? That’d be really sad and lonely! Anyways I have absolutely no idea where I am, so would you be able to help me out of this forest? Pleeaaase?❞
"Yes, loneliness is a terrible thing, isn't it?"
"But of course, my dear. Take my hand, I'll lead you the right way." He offered his spindly hand expectantly.
