Jay allows Tim to pull him back, camera still trained on the creature. Still watching.
The shadow screams, pulling its injured arm to itself, pressing into a corner. The flame spreads fast, twisting and flickering across the exposed patch of film like steel wool, burrowing under the skin. It claws at the wall desperately, but all it does is leave deep grooves in the wood. It's not strong enough anymore.
Instead, it turns to the two observers, and in a motion too quick to properly track, it twists out of a crouch and reaches for Jay, pinning him to the floor. Jay struggles furiously, shoving back against its vast, gnarled hand nearly hard enough to wriggle out, but it's not enough. The shadow peers down at him, waiting for the flames to spread.
Motion out of the corner of its eye catches its attention, and it looks up. It looks at Tim, the one who started the fire, the one it can blame. In a clumsy jerk of deteriorating muscle, it reaches for him as well.
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The shadow screams, pulling its injured arm to itself, pressing into a corner. The flame spreads fast, twisting and flickering across the exposed patch of film like steel wool, burrowing under the skin. It claws at the wall desperately, but all it does is leave deep grooves in the wood. It's not strong enough anymore.
Instead, it turns to the two observers, and in a motion too quick to properly track, it twists out of a crouch and reaches for Jay, pinning him to the floor. Jay struggles furiously, shoving back against its vast, gnarled hand nearly hard enough to wriggle out, but it's not enough. The shadow peers down at him, waiting for the flames to spread.
Motion out of the corner of its eye catches its attention, and it looks up. It looks at Tim, the one who started the fire, the one it can blame. In a clumsy jerk of deteriorating muscle, it reaches for him as well.