The sky darkened outside as the Eclipse took the Sun away once again. You were sitting at the kitchen table, eating some self-hunted desert hare.

Out in the small community that was Krünst, you ate what you hunted, and only that. There was little food in the sandy wasteland, so everyone conserved all of it they could. Also, by some lucky or unnatural means, instead of a full moon every month, you got a full Eclipse.

As the Sun was blocked by the moon, you heard the pained grunts and groans from Alex's room. Every Eclipse, he changed into something... not exactly human, and not exactly animal. It had been like that ever since he got bitten by what you could only believe was a mythical Nagajus---a half man, half snake, afflicted with a curse that spreads with its bite.

After a short period of hearing the grotesque sounds from Alex's room, you heard a low, long hiss. Then, you heard a slithering noise, slowly getting closer behind you. A pair of slender, scaly arms wrapped around you and a short snout was placed on your head. You were used to it. He---it--- was always affectionate towards you and hostile to anyone else in this form. You heard a contented hiss above you as you kept eating.