Hunger twisted his gut as he stared at the gnarly bush before shifting his gaze to the others presence. Had it been any other, the undead thing may not have hesitated to feast upon it. Oaks though held a power of disease in some form, and he would much rather not remove that from existence.
His face illuminates a bit more than before as the spotted stag came towards him. Tendrils of smoke begin to swirl about the undead things face as his lips part in a devilish grin. It had been months since the two parted ways after Oaks failed attempts to control the magic harbored within him. He could understand how such destruction could plague one's existence; especially someone as kindhearted as the spotted man. Sometimes the chosen needed a push to understand their grander purpose.
"Hello friend," his tone rather lively for a walking corpse. The glow of his eyes do not leave the mans spotted face, "Unfortunately it was expired upon my arrival... Disease perhaps, or age." His shoulder shrugs as he gives credit elsewhere for the demise of the brush.
He examines his comrade and finds something a tad off about him. With a singular peak brow he inquires, "So what is new with you? Still leaving a trail of death in your wake?" I hope, he thinks.
The waves begin to creep closer to where he stands, bringing a decaying form to rest upon the sands not far off. The smell is putrid and causes his focus to shit. "Hmmm what do we have here..." He walks towards the lump of death, coming to stand above it and finding its haunting, blank eyes staring up at him.
The marine creature's body is covered with blistering lesions, a clear indication of its plight. "Isn't it lovely," he says in almost a whimsical way to Oaks, "the way this disease has infiltrated the body's natural defenses, stripping its life away from the inside out and exposing its most vulnerable parts to the threats that surround it."
His mangled face lowers to examine the body more closely. How he wished he could paint their world with such beautiful strokes.
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Oaks
Possesses health transference
and may steal your health.