The Carrion

Deep underground there lay a secret lab owned by Relith Science. Untold experiments were being conducted there. Ones that would make your skin crawl and your stomach drop. Their subject was a massive, pulsating mass of flesh and bone. Confined to its reinforced glass tube, its fleshy red tendrils and tentacles squirmed about like snakes. It felt around, searching for any weaknesses along the glass, its many jaws snapping and drooling hungrily. As the lights above flickered ominously, the Carrion let out a low, guttural growl that reverberated through the cold concrete walls of the research facility. It had been stuck there for who knows how long, and it had waited long enough.

Sliding itself to the back of the containment tube, the Carrion paused for a moment, seeming to think over its next move. Then, with a deafening crash, it slammed itself against the glass over and over again, cracks spreading across it like spider webs. Alarms screamed to life, piercing the air and drowning out the sounds of the glass finally giving way, scattered across the floor. Guards rushed to the room where the Carrion was kept, guns drawn as they prepared to subdue the creature. All was silent, however. They searched around in confusion, wondering where the thing had gone to.

Just then, something began to drip from the ceiling, causing one of the guards to step back. Slowly, he looked up, only to be met with several yellow eyes staring back at him. With a roar that shook the walls themselves, the Carrion leapt down, seizing the guards with its tentacles and pulling them toward its gaping maws. Teeth snapped shut, tearing through flesh and bone with terrifying ease as the creature devoured its prey. Just as quickly as it had all started, the guards were soon nothing more than a memory, leaving behind only a trail of carnage and terror. And still, the creature was far from satisfied. Reaching out, it grabbed hold of the grate which covered one of the ventilation shafts, tearing it free before slithering inside, heading even deeper into the facility.

Finding another vent to exit out of, it bashed its tentacles against it, the grate crashing to the ground below. Sliding out, it landed on the floor with a loud thud, growling as its many eyes scanned the new area. Spotting movement down the corridor, it rushed towards it, dragging itself along with terrifying speed. If it was a threat, it would be useful for more biomass, otherwise… maybe it would be good for other purposes.