The Moonskull Verses Canto 17
Beetle and River stood bravely
ready to defend themselves
as best they could.
Shrub gestured to them
to stay steady and make no move.
She strode forward confidently.
The seven villains in unison
vigorously grasped at their bodies,
scratching their skin and
tearing their hair.
They collapsed as their
flesh withered and mottled,
putrefying in moments.
The grisly scene unfolded
like a well rehearsed dance
and then it was over:
bodies ruined and lives ended.