WIP:Monster: Battle Artist

Entry for Battle 2 season 4 with the theme monster.

Let's introduce the imp Husk. Husk is shaped from mismatched parts of its victims . Perpetually hungry it creeps into households looking for vulnerable minds to harvest. Using an exceptionally long tongue to harvest a sleeper's memories and emotion and storing them into a rapidly swelling fleshy sac. Often the sleeper awakes paralyzed but aware during this hours long process.  Just as the last bit is being consumed and Husk is nearly satiated the sac burst releasing a nightmarish monster birthed from the victim's darker emotions. The newly born nightmare begins it's own quest for sustenance while a badly injured and starving husk is left starving and forced to find shelter for the weeks it takes to heal. Meanwhile the mindless body still lives but it only knows hunger and loss, it seeks to feed both with the brains of those still living. Wekks down the road the process is repeated.


A bit gruesome but an interesting challenge.
Pen and ink - 8"x20"