Steady Pulse

The moment that the crystal snapped off beneath his paw, pain lanced through Chimera's skull. Screaming echoed within his mind and if the sound had been external, his eardrums surely would have burst. The giant man grimaced and shook his head as though doing so might rid him of the cacophonous sound that reverberated within the confines of his skull. The longer that the screaming continued, the more Chimera could differentiate the tones within. The screaming sounded like the howls of some beast in excruciating pain.

The howling screams continued as though whatever was making the sound never had to stop to breathe. The two-toned man sat down hard, then slid down to lay on his stomach so that he could raise both paws to his ears. He pressed upon them and shook his head again, but nothing would make the sound stop. In his distracted state, he couldn't even see the reaction of Aliana, nor was he able to focus upon her in the slightest. The screaming was all encompassing and it consumed him entirely.

"Chimera"