⧼cagenary asked: chomp !⧽
it was always fun when survivors attempted to delay the inevitable. even moreso when they’d actually run a good mile. it made the blood of his preys the more savoury. and that denson girl knew how to lead a dance.
but go on, make this entertaining.
each ( elegantly avoided ) pallets dropped between them roused the dark lord further. when these rare sources of temporary safety were reduced to debris and dark walls closed in on her, how would the little songbird’s wings let her escape anymore?
a loud POPPING. the killer’s cue to move onto something else.
and the clock ticked right on time, as the perfect opportunity to strike showed. unnatural pillars of flames rose in a straight line, right on the woman’s path. while the rules of this realm prevented the outright charring of her body, it still had to be painful. not helping were previous injuries.
⸻ « i have other matters to attend to. »
invisible forces lift the survivor up, no matter how much writhing there was. met with a disapproving glare. an expression that shifted way too quickly. eyes widen, sharp teeth grit. on one side of his neck, his collar was undone. cold skin shattered in precise spots.
struck by the sheer irony of the situation, it was enough distraction for kate to break free. the killer took such bravado as provocation. disgusting little worm. they never ran out of dirty tricks, did they?
in this instant, his priorities shifted again.
⸻ « wretch. fine. if you want to keep playing the hunted, i shall grant you your wish. »
of all things she could have done, that gave her direct passageway to a world of hurt.