The Baolab is one of the smallest guardians, they stand ten meters high and is known for its hypnotic gaze and its intellect. It is reptilian in appearance, it walks on two legs and has a long whip like tail with a sickle shaped bone at the end. The Baolab has four arms, two long ones with vaguely humanoid shaped fingers, it has another set of arms below the main arms, these arms appear first as little bumps when the Baolab is about a year old, these arms grow for the next several years and then stop developing. These arms curl inwards towards the body and only unfurl to grab unsuspecting prey. It has a long crocodile like head and bright purple eyes that it uses to hypnotize other animals, including humans.
The Baolab and our hero locked gaze and it was then that he felt fear, for the first time in years, he felt its icy grasp on his throat and he stood motion as the Baolab lumbered over to him. He assumed the worst as he was paralyzed by its gaze and its tail wrapped around his legs like a snake. Suddenly, he was yanked into the air and held close to the creature's gaze. Our hero felt a soft voice in his head, he knew it was not his, it sounded like thunder in the distance. He struggled to listen to it but when it became audible, it felt as if his whole being was drained of all hope of winning this battle. It was the Baolab, it was trying to talk to him, he heard that they were smart but he was now terrified that they were capable of communicating with humans.
“Hello there Brinvok”, the beast’s voice echoed in his head.
Brinvok was terrified, he never told anyone his name, hearing someone else say it startled him.
“You think you are so strong don’t you? It must be a jolt to be in such a powerless position, it is people like you, those of you who call themselves the heroes who make my kind feel powerless. Well we are coming back to reclaim this land for the beasts once more. You are nothing against us anymore. We can access the deepest parts of your mind any time we feel like.We will use this to break you, to make you feel as powerless and as lame as we have felt for a millennium. ”
With that, Brinvok felt a searing pain in his forehead as the Baolab dove into the deepest parts of his mind. He felt it sift through his memories, trying to find those that he locked away. The monster unlatched Brinvok’s mental vault and smiled a smile of pure evil as he gazed at his findings. Brinvok felt a pain in his heart as he suddenly was transported back. back to that night.
I really enjoy the amount of detail you put into describing the different creatures (or “guardians”? It is kind of confusing when you have mentioned an actual guard in the last chapter then use the term “guardians” right away). And about the descriptions of the creatures, there seems to be a good amount of extra information that rather distracts from the story. Details like “these arms grow for the next several years and then stop developing” seems like it would fit more into a scientific analysis than a story progressing in action. Who is saying this information? Does the hero just know these facts and are thinking about them while he fights? Is he some kind of Steve Irwin Crocodile Hunter who mentions fun science facts to the audience while he grapples with animals?
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