volarentā:
monstrous cry precedes the hunt for the she - fox, girl of silken tongue and a blackened selfish heart. maybe the abomination would remember that, had he remembered anything before the parasite started wrestling control of the body. it remembers, it does, even when he cannot. the body remembers the scent of her, how it was sweet and lulling. it remembers her voice, the bell chime of melodic laughter and the way it wrapped around his name, on the tip of his tongue, and yet the body cannot remember it. it remembers most vividly the way sheād regarded him with a softness that veiled two rows of sharpened teeth.
kill.Ā Ā kill.Ā Ā revenge.Ā Ā kill.
revenge ? an interesting order. not for the abomination. where had the word come from. the abomination had been tasked with killing the deserter, not seeking revenge. and for what ? what had she done ? why did the little fox deserve to die ? red - tint eyes seek out the screaming, the panting, pained breaths with an expression unnerving. crane faunusā wings cast shadows sinister, first upon the trap, and then upon the woman about to meet an unfortunate fate. the crane speaks instead of the abomination, oh how he wrestled for control to speak instead of slice right through her flesh with razor tips of grimm talons, though each word was agonising.
āĀ Ā ā¦Ā Ā youĀ Ā ā¦Ā Ā killedĀ Ā ā¦Ā Ā me.Ā Ā ā
Ā Ā Ā theĀ closerĀ shiroĀ getsĀ Ā ,Ā Ā theĀ moreĀ eunĀ strugglesĀ Ā &.Ā Ā squirmsĀ inĀ anĀ attemptĀ toĀ freeĀ herselfĀ fromĀ thisĀ trap.Ā franticĀ gazeĀ dartsĀ toĀ himĀ Ā ,Ā Ā blownĀ wideĀ inĀ horrorĀ absoluteĀ Ā ,Ā Ā thenĀ awayĀ toĀ aĀ branchĀ thatĀ sheĀ wedgesĀ betweenĀ theĀ trapsāĀ teethĀ Ā ,Ā Ā usingĀ everyĀ ounceĀ ofĀ strengthĀ sheĀ canĀ musterĀ toĀ pryĀ itĀ fromĀ ankle.Ā Ā &.Ā Ā sheĀ doesĀ Ā ,Ā Ā butĀ notĀ withoutĀ aĀ bloodĀ curdlingĀ screamĀ Ā &.Ā Ā theĀ immediateĀ useĀ ofĀ theĀ fireĀ dustĀ storedĀ inĀ gloveĀ toĀ cauterizeĀ theĀ wound.Ā aĀ sloppyĀ jobĀ atĀ best.Ā Ā vulpineĀ ā sĀ attentionĀ shiftsĀ backĀ toĀ shiroĀ Ā ,Ā Ā thisĀ thingĀ Ā ,Ā Ā inĀ anĀ instantĀ Ā ,Ā Ā jawĀ clenchingĀ tighterĀ thanĀ itĀ everĀ hasĀ before.Ā Ā isĀ thisĀ Ā . . . .Ā Ā whatĀ sheĀ luredĀ himĀ toĀ Ā ?Ā Ā thisĀ unholyĀ demiseĀ Ā ,Ā Ā thisĀ horrificĀ transformationĀ atĀ salemĀ ā sĀ handsĀ Ā ?Ā Ā itĀ ā sĀ awful.Ā itĀ makesĀ guiltĀ spawnĀ somethingĀ blackĀ Ā &.Ā Ā thornyĀ withinĀ bellyĀ Ā ,Ā Ā butĀ thereĀ ā sĀ nothingĀ sheĀ canĀ doĀ now.Ā perhapsĀ sheĀ deservesĀ toĀ dieĀ atĀ hisĀ handsĀ forĀ whatĀ sheĀ ā sĀ done.Ā wouldnĀ ā tĀ itĀ beĀ fairĀ Ā ?Ā Ā fittingĀ Ā ?Ā Ā forĀ theĀ firstĀ personĀ whoĀ showedĀ herĀ genuineĀ kindnessĀ toĀ flayĀ herĀ bellyĀ wideĀ openĀ Ā &.Ā Ā splayĀ herĀ gutsĀ acrossĀ theĀ forestĀ floorĀ forĀ carrionĀ toĀ pickĀ apart.Ā Ā eunĀ looksĀ intoĀ thoseĀ soullessĀ eyesĀ ofĀ crimsonĀ Ā ,Ā Ā allowsĀ themĀ toĀ pierceĀ theĀ veryĀ depthsĀ ofĀ herĀ heartĀ beforeĀ risingĀ toĀ herĀ feetĀ withĀ handsĀ heldĀ behindĀ herĀ back.Ā fauxĀ surrenderĀ Ā ,Ā Ā hidingĀ theĀ weaponĀ thatĀ couldĀ beĀ usedĀ againstĀ himĀ Ā ,Ā Ā butĀ inĀ realityĀ sheĀ ā sĀ holdingĀ aĀ fistfulĀ ofĀ dirtĀ forĀ laterĀ reasons.
Ā Ā Ā pleaseĀ forgiveĀ me.
Ā Ā Ā ā iĀ didnĀ ā tĀ wantĀ toĀ . . . āĀ Ā sheĀ chokesĀ outĀ onĀ aĀ wetĀ trembleĀ Ā ,Ā Ā aĀ whimperĀ thatĀ bringsĀ forthĀ theĀ agonyĀ ofĀ tearsĀ toĀ streamĀ hotĀ downĀ cheeks.Ā sniff.Ā sheĀ shouldĀ haveĀ stayedĀ farĀ awayĀ fromĀ himĀ toĀ beginĀ withĀ Ā ;Ā Ā maybeĀ thenĀ sheĀ couldĀ ā veĀ savedĀ himĀ Ā &.Ā Ā avoidedĀ thisĀ awfulĀ fateĀ forĀ him.Ā defectingĀ wasnĀ ā tĀ enoughĀ toĀ makeĀ upĀ forĀ thisĀ Ā ,Ā Ā itĀ neverĀ willĀ be.Ā eunĀ willĀ carryĀ thisĀ sinĀ forĀ theĀ restĀ ofĀ herĀ lifeĀ untilĀ sheĀ isĀ naughtĀ moreĀ thanĀ aĀ pileĀ ofĀ rottingĀ fleshĀ Ā &.Ā Ā bone.Ā Ā ā shiroĀ . . . āĀ Ā theĀ foxĀ saysĀ toĀ theĀ craneĀ inĀ whatĀ couldĀ veryĀ wellĀ beĀ hisĀ finalĀ momentsĀ ofĀ humanityĀ Ā ,Ā Ā withĀ aĀ heavyĀ heartĀ Ā &.Ā Ā aĀ stepĀ forwardĀ asĀ thoughĀ allowingĀ herselfĀ toĀ beĀ cutĀ down.Ā Ā heavyĀ inhaleĀ Ā ,Ā Ā exhale.Ā Ā sheĀ bitesĀ theĀ insideĀ ofĀ cheek.Ā Ā ā iĀ ā mĀ sorry.Ā forĀ everything. āĀ Ā &.Ā withĀ thatĀ Ā ,Ā Ā eunĀ armĀ whipsĀ forthĀ Ā &.Ā Ā tossesĀ theĀ dirtĀ fromĀ beforeĀ rightĀ intoĀ hisĀ eyesĀ Ā &.Ā Ā despiteĀ aĀ woundedĀ ankleĀ Ā ,Ā Ā sheĀ spinsĀ onĀ heelsĀ Ā &.Ā Ā runsĀ fasterĀ thanĀ sheĀ everĀ hasĀ inĀ herĀ life.Ā Ā rightĀ intoĀ thickĀ thornyĀ brushĀ Ā ,Ā Ā veilingĀ herĀ auraĀ toĀ hideĀ further.Ā Ā runĀ ,Ā littleĀ foxĀ Ā ,Ā Ā run.














