DTAE--Toxin

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"I'm not the only one who's inspired... We're gonna turn these dreams... Into an empire..." Slight gore warning and mature themes. <3 Toxin dodged through the thick of the fight. He raised his blaster and pulled the trigger blindly, aiming at anything and everything. His mission was not to make a pretty, clean fight; it was to win. "TOX! YOU GOOD?!" Toxin heard the cry of one of his fellow soldiers, who was also firing relentlessly. The army ahead of them pushed onward, aiming to conquer. Toxin swung the butt of his blaster at a passing soldier, hitting him squarely on the jaw. A bullet shot one of his sparse armor pieces clean off, the metal edges tearing open a gash in his shoulder. "I'M FINE, STAY CLOSE!!" He yelled over the din of gunfire and screaming. The soldier nodded compliantly, and continued firing his sniper. The soldier had been stationed up in a building window, thick boards covering all but the barrel of the gun. "He's lucky," thought Toxin, as he mowed through another line of fighters. Blood trickled down his shoulder onto the ground. He wondered how long this fighting would go on; he was tiring of fighting for freedom; the Iron Empire was relentless, and their quest to conquer the Lands was somehow and strangely succeeding. They had limitless armies, while the Adder's Fang only had volunteers. Some backed out almost as soon as they joined, out of cowardice or fear or something else. Toxin had been raised in the small militia since he was very young, being brought up for the sole purpose of fighting back against the Empire. Even as he leaped over his fallen comrades, Toxin fought on, building up energy as he slashed through hordes of soldiers with his sharp, armored claws. Suddenly, he felt it. He knew it was time. Toxin let loose a bellowing roar, warning the Adder's Fang militants of what he was about to do. They fell back, taking shelter behind crumbling buildings and rubble. The Iron Empire screamed with glee, thinking they had won the battle. "Not today," Toxin thought acidly. He began to tremble, standing alone against the horde of Iron soldiers surging towards him. Another roar began building in his throat, every hair on his body standing on end, his paw pads glistening with sweat. A faint green glow surrounded him as he shook harder and suddenly, an enormous wave of sickly green poison shot forth from nowhere and everywhere, dousing the army in acid. Toxin's eyes faded to white-green orbs of power, and every hair on his pelt was pricked with deadly, hissing poison. He roared even louder than before, slashing at the enemies with acid-tipped claws, the poison in his fur sinking into soldiers that dared to fight back. Soon, the wave of fatal power began to fade away, the acid sinking into the dirt, leaving behind the countless bodies of those it had destroyed. As the effects of his power wore off, Toxin was left with two feelings; the overpowering feeling of guilt, and fatigue. Even though he was exhausted, he couldn't let what was left of the enemy see that, or they'd continue a battle that he couldn't fight. The remaining soldiers stared at him in fear, horrified. Toxin stood tall, his legs trembling ever so slightly. He snapped his jaws, trying to scare away the army. It worked; what was left of the Iron Empire's soldiers retreated, running away as fast as they could. Toxin knew that, for now, they were safe. The Adder's Fang had triumphed... and he could rest for at least a few hours. He managed to limp back toward the rubble of the crushed buildings and collapsed, his exhaustion overtaking him, and washing him in waves of darkness and sleep. Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed that snippet of a story I came up with for Toxin! Honestly, I've had the story for a while, but had trouble coming up with a character for it! Toxin would be absolutely perfect!! I'm sorry for the slight gore and mature themes, my apologies!! IMAGES: 1. Thumbnail; Toxin clutching his blaster 2. Toxin standing alone against the Iron Empire 3. Toxin 4. TOXIN WAT YASS 5. Haha, u loser, u gonna DIEEEE 6. Mhm, what did I say The art belongs to me, this was for 's DTA. Please do not trace, copy, or use this art in any way without my consent, just draw your own art, ya lil' STINKERS <3