by The Kingpin » Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:40 am
Meanwhile, in the arid Western Sahara, flames roared over what was once a bustling Morrocan city. Most of the area had been evacuated to the capital, where a massive wall and powerful defences had made monster invasion significantly more difficult. other parts of the city had been converted to military fortifications and weapons development labs; an attempt to regain hold on the region from the various monsters that now plagued the planet.
This monster however, had made that hope little more than a dream. The fiery simian had emerged from beneath the city, turning its core into a molten pit so hot that the surroundings ignited within minutes of the beast's arrival, turning into a fire that now consumed the entire city. What was once a powerful military base was now a smoldering ruin, the last few weapons still firing at the beast being responded in kind with a fireball or glob of molten rock. A gurgling snarl emerged from the massive gorilla-like monstrosity as it rolled its shoulders with a rumbling crunch, a chunk of its stony hide breaking down the middle to reveal the molten core beneath, the monster seemingly oblivious to it.
It's upper body was mostly like that of a gorilla, though its head was a hybrid of a gorilla, a smilodon and a bear, with canine teeth significantly larger than any modern beast, glowing yellow with heat, like it's nostrils and eyes, flames spilling from both as it growled lowly. It's arms were massive, ending in what appeared to be massive stone clubs, only a momentary flexing showing that in fact, the base was made up of five thick stony fingers. Its hind legs, in contrast to its ape like torso, arms and head, seemed more like those of a theropod dinosaur, long enough that it could conceivably walk on its hind legs comfortably, and thick enough that they would easily handle its weight. Seemingly running with the theme, it's hind end extended with a long, armoured stony tail, looking almost like a more rounded, scute-covered crocodilian tail, as heavily armed and armoured as any ankylosaur. Across its joints, dozens of cracks revealed burning cores, revealing the beast as quite likely being liquid from within. With a jaw that seemed crossed between a gorilla, a smilodon and a short-faced bear, it was undoubtedly a frightening sight to behold for any soldier. Though, as it strode unopposed through the city in a cloud of smoke, its eyes beacons in the darkness, it was quite clear that there were no soldiers left to cower in its shadow...
"Ah yes, organised chaos. the sign of a clever but ever-busy mind. To the perpetrator, a carefully woven web of belongings and intrigue, but to the bystander? Madness!"
–William Beckett, Lore of Leyuna RPG