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The vessel sat in their nest content and still,their long legs crossed underneath them,with just the shins and tarsi poking out.
In silence they rested,only the creaking of the wind hitting against the walls of their home..
It was cold outside,they could feel it,it creeped towards them,slithering into their plating and joints,conjuring a slight shiver.
Hand reached out for the blankets,and pulled them over their legs,shielding them for the cold.
Fabric lightly catching the jagged edges at the back of their shin
The vessel let out a soft huff with a light wheeze lingering within.
In the quiet,small thoughts swirled, whispering,unspoken,yet still communicating sensations,quaint and comforting..
One of weary,as if the vessel hasn't rested enough..yet with what it went through, it's doubtful they'll ever get ever enough. The soft yet scratchy texture of the old blankets called them in,to lay down once more,into peaceful nullity.
Yet the call was soft,more so an invitation for peace,rather than a demand to come forth. The knight's head tilted slightly,eye squinting at the fabric it sat on..contemplating,making a decision,slowly.
Despite being a descendant from godly beings,alloyed by the vast blackened sea deep below,no beast or bug alike.The vessel still carried behaviors more connected to mortals,small urges,like the need to stretch their limbs after having sat unmoving for some time. Prevent them from gaining the sensation of soft prickling stings,similar,but less pleasant than the endless rain from the vacant city down underneath, in the ruins of the kingdom.
Maybe this time before burying back into the blankets below,they decided to stand up,temporarily forsaking the softness to loosen up and regain movement instead.
Uncrossing their legs, weight shifting forward, onto the knees,the hollow knight slowly rose up,joints creaking from sudden change.
Their Surviving arm seeked for the nail whose use has been reduced to a crutch,aiding the vessel to fully rise up onto ungainly long legs,claws firmly wrapping around the grip to pull themselves up.
The ceiling got a slight catch of the massive horns, even on their hunched posture the ceiling proved to be a nagging nuisance at times.
It took a few moments to regain their balance,legs trembling lightly before making a few tentative steps,till one started to trail one behind to allow stretching out to its full length. Tarsal twisting lightly with claws scraping against the floor.
The vessel let out a small huff as their body tensed up and shivered,hunching forward to practically try to stretch their full height without bumping into the ceiling, till their weight was now almost fully supported by the other leg and arm. Both trembling lightly from the strain.
The strain was swiftly overrun by ease and was rather overwhelming to the point their cloak stirred and fluffed up,they held that stretched out posture for a moment before shifting their weight back to a more natural hold.
That felt good,releasing. The void within the vessel now held a slight warmth,comforting,giving an unheard Rumble,a purr that could only be felt.
Their gaze,then slowly turned back onto the nest of blankets behind them,which seemed more alluring than ever to just fall ungracefully into the softness..however they resisted that urge just for abit more.
just a little, to let go of a small ache building up and under their mask that slowly forced their jaw open, which in rest is near invisible. The void quickly rose and shifted into small triangular points,curving back further as the jaw extended.
swiftly it was fully agape, to an unnatural degree,revealing now a row of many fine sharp points with a jagged back section more reminiscent of a broken saw edge.
The yawn,although quite impressive, didn't seem to be enough for them,mouth still extended with the dentition partially retracted,the hollow knight rose their neck and shoulders to slowly throw their head back,teeth at first almost fully retracting back into the endless dark maw
A small protrusion during that started to appear on the neck,right under the mask,holding a peculiar opening that soon revealed itself as pocket for the proposics,a long tendril extended forth from the hole,curling under rapidly to a considerable length as the vessel fully yawned,head angled up with teeth and fangs unfurling almost touching the ceiling once more
A raspy croak escaped their throat as it strained,squeezing air out in an odd manner.
Beastly and crackly.
It silenced Right before their maw shut closed,almost..teeth still stuck out crookedly unable to retract back.
The vessel shook their horns,overcome with intense feeling of comfort,they finally decided to join that call beckoning back to their nest.
Stepping back slowly,they bared down using their nail to keep them upright,till they intentionally slipped off their footing,falling back first into the blankets,horns lightly knocking against the walls..stunning them lightly but otherwise leaving them unaffected.
Letting go of their nail, they didn't hesitate a moment to bury into the softness,haphazardly throwing the blankets over their body,it itself feeling oddly warm for a being of void.
With only head and legs sticking out,the vessel adjusted slightly to so their remaining eye was able to see,letting out one last deep breath before finally drifting off.