It makes sure you can see it just enough that you remember why it's feared but never fully reveals itself. Seeing the creature as a whole being would somehow make it less scary, give it a quantifiable and tangible presence. We would know where it ended and thus know where we could slip by it, unreachable and safe.
I've only ever seen some of its face when it climbs the apartment block to peer in at us all while we cower in the more central rooms. All seven eyes move independently for the most part, only moving in unison when it's hunting or when you're too close.
I saw a part of its arm once - it looked like a nest of snakes covered in a thin layer of jelly, just countless writhing strands and more eyes and mouths than I'd ever dare to count. That was when it went through a phase of sneaking up underneath you and snatching you away by your ankles.
I suppose it got bored of that one... too quick and easy. Now it likes to make noise, low snarls and snippets of conversations it's overheard just to remind us of how close it gets when we aren't paying attention. Less people are being taken this way and it gives us enough of a head's up that most are able to run away.
Still, we all know it's only a matter of time before it gets bored and tries something new.
And when it does... god help us all.
Or at least make it a quick death.
I've only ever seen some of its face when it climbs the apartment block to peer in at us all while we cower in the more central rooms. All seven eyes move independently for the most part, only moving in unison when it's hunting or when you're too close.
I saw a part of its arm once - it looked like a nest of snakes covered in a thin layer of jelly, just countless writhing strands and more eyes and mouths than I'd ever dare to count. That was when it went through a phase of sneaking up underneath you and snatching you away by your ankles.
I suppose it got bored of that one... too quick and easy. Now it likes to make noise, low snarls and snippets of conversations it's overheard just to remind us of how close it gets when we aren't paying attention. Less people are being taken this way and it gives us enough of a head's up that most are able to run away.
Still, we all know it's only a matter of time before it gets bored and tries something new.
And when it does... god help us all.
Or at least make it a quick death.
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