Chapter 73 - Shapely Captain
As the claws of the reptilian beast plunged into Captain Liam Briggs' torso, tearing away flesh and gore in equal measure, it eventually reached towards the cavity, firmly grabbed onto the waning, faltering but still somewhat beating most precious organ.
With great effort, the captain managed to retain his consciousness if only to feel as the strength rapidly left his body. He felt as his knees gave in and buckled under the suddenly unbearable pressure and clanked loudly on the wooden tile floorboards.
Looking up, he wanted to question the creature why did he do such a despicable act, why did he betray his original intent, why did he go back on his words. Even as the last threads of his life were slipping away, the captain… or now, probably better to say, ex-captain, could not understand what was going on.