Looking at them properly now, I couldn't help but feel a flicker of awe at just how monkey-like they were.
Their limbs were too long, proportions stretched as if their entire bodies had been engineered for acceleration rather than comfort.
Their upper torsos were thick and barrel-like, packed with muscle, while their legs were digitigrade, built for explosive leaps rather than steady walking.
And then there was their long prehensile tail.
It hung loosely behind them now, but I could already imagine how it would coil, how it could be used for balance mid-leap… or to wrap around a throat and crush the life out of someone.
Yeah. From the way it moved, I had no doubt it could do that.
They stood close to six feet tall, covered in coarse black fur, with hardened, reinforced areas around their shoulders, forearms, and claws. Those patches looked like layered keratin plates, natural armor grown over the parts of their bodies most likely to bear impact.
