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Alien Blade Butterfly Swallow/ Magah Bird

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This is to be considered as a semi-dream creature. One of those that appear in my head when I am alreafy half asleep yet not completely. (i have a piece of paper and a pencil always prepared for this case xD) Unlike dream creatures I see those just for a blink of an eye.

It looked like a swallow with leadthery colorful wings. It's "tails" are blade-shaped limbs probably. I imagine it could hunt by flying into swarms of smaller creatures and stun/kill them by flailing those blade limbs/tails. and then pick up the catch. (a bit like a flying thresher shark.. only it looks like a swallow xD)

I decided that this could be a perfect representation of Magah bird from Lovecraft's dreamland. While it's not realy a bird I think it's bird-like enough for people of dreamlands to consider it so. :3

"Around him he wrapped another blanket, for the nights are cold in Oriab; and when upon awaking once he thought he felt the wings of some insect brushing his face he covered his head altogether and slept in peace till roused by the magah birds in distant resin groves."

H.P. Lovecraft, Dream-Quest Of Unknown Kadath

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pexyn's avatar
WOW. This is awesome. I don't know what else to say.