Vital Harvest

The fragile membrane of the poison sac ruptured against the beast's palate with a muffled pop. Concentrated neurotoxin flooded the predator's throat, locking down its motor pathways in a split second. Mid-leap, the ten-foot panther beast seized up, its limbs stiffening like rusted iron gears. Forward momentum dragged its massive bulk down through the air, slamming it into the churning mud where it