A counter Offer

Behind her folded wings, now in plain sight for all of them to see, horrific wounds that would have killed any of them were they on them instead.

The stench of blood quickly pervaded the entire cavern, mixed with the smell of burnt flesh and decay.

On the harpy's right side, right under her breasts, an enormous gaping hole, burnt closed by god only knew what, as if something had bit out a part of her body and seared it closed with magma.

There was still blood oozing from it, but it was easy to guess it was infected beyond fixing by its yellowish hue alone. To think that the harpy was circulating that infectious blood all over her body made Cory shiver.

"You're dying…" Kary mumbled.

"Yes. I am not long for this world," the harpy replied.

"Good riddance," Alex spat, his empathy for monsters freshly run out.

The harpy queen huffed what sounded like laughter but ended up in a fit of coughing, with blood spattering out her closed beak.