The casino lights stuttered—red, yellow, red. The air twisted around Rex as if the world itself recoiled from what he was becoming.
His body hunched, limbs twitching with violent spasms. The violet veins bulged like cables under skin, pulsing in time with his heart, a heart no longer fully human. The saw-blade in his grip shrieked against the marble as he pulled it up and swung.
CRASH!
He split a blackjack table in two. Cards exploded into the air.
"WHERE ARE YOU?!"
[WARNING!]
— EATER FLOW IS CRITICALLY UNSTABLE!
He stomped forward, veins leaking black fluid, every step sending shivers through the glitched field. The roulette wheel began spinning again behind him, lights flickering in celebration.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
"Seaside Mall's Casino welcomes you back! Would you like to double your luck today?"
SHHRRRRANK!
He cleaved it in half. The announcer voice distorted into static. Coins clattered across the floor like broken teeth.