Towering Monstrosity

A cold sweat ran down Aquarius' temples, clinging to his skin despite the chill in the air. His hands trembled visibly as he pressed his back against the chair. "No... that can't be real. It must be an illusion." But the sight of the puddle of blood and the headless body of Charlotte told a far darker truth.

The towering figure before them was as massive as two skyscrapers stacked together. Its grotesque form was a sickly green, covered in a thick layer of slime that glistened in the dim light.

The creature had two stumpy legs, and from its chest sprouted a single, multi-jointed arm—twisted, disorientated, and unnatural in its movements. At first glance, it resembled a lump of swampy detritus, but its horrific proportions screamed something far more sinister.

Atop its malformed head was a single, enormous yellowish eye, unblinking and fixed on the passengers, who were frozen in place, paralyzed by the sheer terror of the sight. Above its jaw was a terrible maw, filled with razor-sharp teeth that were half open as vicious droll ran down its chin, dripping on the collapsed structures below.

"Damnit!". The girl with brown hair screamed at the sight of the monstrosity, who was looming few meters away from them staring like they where actors in a play.

She shifted her teary gaze to Aquarius. "This is your fault; it is you and that damn girl's fault that we are in this mess; how are you going to get us out".

Aquarius didn't even spare her a glance, he too was scared by the horror that stared intently at them, to the point that every rationality disappeared.

He was just a normal person whose mind had gotten used to normal things, but this creature was nothing normal. It was already taking everything he had to stay still and not run for his life.

'How the hell do people in shows see this kind of creature and remain calm?'. He knew it was because they weren't real, fiction and reality were worlds apart. Trying to accomplish the steel mind that is portrayed in shows was almost impossible.

Shifting his gaze to the blue-haired boy and his companion, his gaze lingered on the boy's pants, which were soaked wet.

"Damnit, aren't you listening, you damn bastard"? The girl grabbed Aquarius by the collar as her tears dropped down his cheeks. "How the hell are you going to get us out of this".

Aquarius stared at her through his hollow eyes; he knew what was happening in times like this, people always found someone to present as a scapegoat, to take the full brunt of the action. And this time he had been chosen as one.

But when he raised his hand to retort, a splash of blood and meat chunks flew towards his direction and right in front of him stood only feet with no upper half. The remaining two people went into a frenzy, and in the next moment, the blue-haired boy jumped off the train, leaving his companion behind.

With his descent came a loud splash, but both Aquarius and his companion were too scared to move.

"It's that all". Aquarius heard an oddly familiar voice in his head.

It was a voice that he hated since he knew himself. Gritting his teeth he stood back up and faced the monster.

'Well if I die, I die'.

Now, with a somewhat calm mind, Aquarius noticed something out of place in the monster's gaze.

'It isn't looking at anything'. He finally understood why both he and the black-haired girl were still alive.

Aquarius gave a glance to the girl standing by his side before exhaling and freeing his posture.

'Shh'.

Aquarius whispered to her while gesturing for her to come over. She did just that and stood just a few centimetres away from him.

'Don't talk, I'm not 100% sure, but'. He glanced at the abomination still staring into their cabin. 'I don't think it can see us'.

To his surprise, the girl took the information rather well; she was still somewhat calm and only gave him a slight nod.

Aquarius looked around before pointing over to the under of the chairs. 'We will hide there and stay as quiet as we can; when the monster feels bored, it will naturally let go of us'. The girl responded once more with a gentle nod.

Both of them tip-toed and then crawled beneath the train's chair. And soon the monster was out of their sight.

And just like Aquarius had thought, it didn't react or obliterate them even as they crawled into the chair.

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Soon, what felt like hours passed by, then some more, but there was still no reaction from the monster as if it was patiently waiting for them to make a sound.

'Don't you have more important things to do, you damn bastard'. Aquarius stretched his neck out, seemingly trying to figure out what the monster was doing, and as his gaze fixed on the lower part of the monster's body, he saw it ripple slightly.

'Finally'.

In the next moment, they began hulling towards the ground. But something was different this time.

Aquarius' head slammed on the edge of the chair, sending unbearable pain surging through his very being, he gripped his head tightly as his grey eyes turned blood red.

'Ugh'

'It's painful really painful'. But he knew he had to process the new information and fast. 'It's back'. The one accent that Aquarius had was slowly vanishing.

He quickly tucked himself into a corner, gripping his neck; it wasn't time to think. He had to act fast to prevent his death.

He spared one final glance to the girl underneath the opposite chair. 'At least she knows how to survive'.

And then the world went black.

As Aquarius placed his hands on the cold floor slowly raising his head, he shrieked as the dormant pain exploded at once.

"Ugh, Damnit". His face lit with a wide grin. "But at least I survived".

But as he turned to his left, he saw the black-haired girl looking out the window.

"So how long have you been awake?". He asked her with his now cracked voice but only slience came after. 'Is she dumb'.

"Around thirty minutes ". She answered still looking through the window. 'You could have just answered quickly '. He sighed as he faced the window.

"Isn't this a little too much ".

The landscape through the window was something that no one would want to see in their hometown.

The sky was lit by a crimson moon making everything have a strange red hue to them. The once civilized structures were now left in ruins as pulsing green vines similar to that of the abomination sprung all over them.

The streets were empty with broken roads that were covered with algae, and the street lights bent slightly, giving the streets a more eerie feeling. The sky itself was tinted black strangely blending with the mild fog that permeated the streets.

Above them were silhouettes of flying figures and large monstrosities. The air was steep with the smell of rotten iron and sulphur, and the temperature was weirdly cold despite the absence of wind or snow. And around them no visible source of food or water.

'This is hell, isn't it"