A Mortal Like Everyone Else

Peter showed right off the bat how ruthless and shameless he could be. As soon as he saw the stupor on Shamash's face, the junkie stomped his foot and shot towards him.

His pale arm turned an unholy shade of purple and a liquid reminiscent of blueberry jelly oozed from its surface. On contact with the air, the substance instantly evaporated into a gas and Shamash inhaled some of it despite his readiness to bury himself under the huge spectral creature he had just summoned.

Inside a towering armor-clad demon specter, Shamash twitched, then scratched his chest until he finally spat out a mouthful of black, purulent blood. His skin turned purple and his hair and teeth fell out of his skull, followed by his ears, nose and lips.

RAAAARRGH!

A blast of energy shattered the spectral summoner from within and the titanic black minotaur reappeared in the center of the Purgatory. In this form, the poison became insignificant and Shamash finally managed to stop its spread.