The only thing on Darius, Asha, or even Edwin's faces is pure fear.

  They just watched a man be discarded like a spare coat by something at least ten times bigger than him.

  An amalgamation of flesh, limbs, and faces sits where a man used to.

  The skin of the man has been absorbed into whatever is now in front of them.

  It lurches forward, extending it's arm fourfold to reach the trio.

  Asha breaks through the fear first, snapping the arm in half, leaving the monster screaming in pain.

  In a rage, it sends out another five arms, all in different directions.

  Asha pushes one away before the other four grab her by her limbs.

  She's fully restrained, unable to move.

  The monster pulls her closer as her two friends watch.

  It brings her close to a seemingly main face, grinning wide with wide open eyes opposed to the others who seem almost afraid or in distress.

  She can feel it's breath on her whole body as it speaks.

  It smells of death, like a hot prison full of corpses.

  As it's mouth moves the flesh stretches, almost unsettlingly.

  A voice, terrifying and distorted, comes out of the wide grin.

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  "Let's see...."

  A long, reptilian tongue stretches out of the mouth, licking Asha's body top to bottom.

  Asha's face is a blend of fear and disgust.

  "Mmmmm..."

  "I'll have some..."

  "....Fun with you la-"

  Edwin launches four chains out, one shooting through each arm.

  After they go through, he sends another out to grab Asha.

  He throws her to Darius, snapping him out of the trance of fear as he catches her.

  The other four chains landed in a solid wall behind the monster.

  He grabs them and pulls himself in, crashing into it full force.

  He spears right through it, leaving a gaping hole in the monster.

  It screeches in pain as something changes.

  It starts morphing, becoming smaller.

  It's shape now resembles that of a slender person, though now with the same face as before.

  It extends its arm out to Edwin.

  It grabs him by the shirt, in an attempt to bring him closer.

  Edwin tears his shirt off to avoid being pulled any further, revealing a chiseled, bruised physique, from extra intense training to surpass Darius.

  The thing dashes at Edwin, faster than he can react before something flies by.

  A huge arrow, shot from the roof of a house in the Upper Ward, only slightly visible shoots directly through the monster's head.

  Someone's visible jumping from the rooftop to where the trio stands shocked.

  Matthew, the newest General, lands between everyone, investigating the scene.

  Under his breath but still audible, he says something.

  "Jermaine could've listened to me but no.."

  "We had to let him live."

  He then realizes that everyone is still here and alive.

  "Oh."

  "You guys are gonna wanna wash off or change clothes"

  The trio looks confused.

  "That man's Aspect let him absorb anything he ingests."

  "He lived on a diet of poison and acid, his blood and saliva and pretty much any fluid is highly acidic, it'll start melting your clothes in a few seconds starting with whoever made first contact."

  "And then all of your hair a few minutes later and then your skin a few minutes after that."

  Everyone looks devastated as their clothes start effectively disintegrating,

  Matthew looks away, leaving before things get too embarrassing.

  They all spend the night in the infirmary, only wearing highly resistant blankets to cover up, they hadn't been allowed new clothes out of risk of ruining even more pairs.