"little bat, little bat...hanging where it's dark and flat..open wings, open wide...fly away and go and hide..."
the melody carried gently through the trees, but its warmth was drowned in the wet sound of tearing flesh. he knelt in the tall grass, his pale hands soaked to the wrists as he ripped through the body of the helpless animal. blood pulsed sluggishly from its torn throat, pooling dark into the earth.
"little bat, little bat..drink your fill and don't come back..."
he bent low, lips parting, and drank deep.
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all across teyvat, livestock are being found drained dry, their bodies left bloodless. hunters whisper of a travelling beast stalking the forests, a phantom with glowing eyes. most dismiss it. monsters, after all, come in many shapes. but hunger does not stay buried forever.
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male various! x male reader
⚠️mature content
i do not own genshin impact, obviously.