I totally missed a bunch of days. I have an excuse! (Just about...)
I got one of them things that pretends to be an antivirus, and I got rid of it by emptying an entire computer of my scent. So I've been on that one since then, doing thangs. Wild thangs.
Speaking of Phangs, let's reward your patience with something involving her!
Something longer than usual. And thick. And meaty...lol no. I'd get my eyes scooped out of my head.
Across dark skies and warty clouds a wide-winged figure swooped and dived.
From the ground looking up, it was too high to make out anything of the creature save the wings. Every inhabitant of this land, though, knew exactly who and what it was. They dived for cover, fearful it flew in wrath or hunting.
The great-winged creature drew a pair of arms out of its filthy body. Compared to its usual attempts at growing limbs, these were surprisingly accurate and well-constructed - the right amount of digits, solid joints, a healthy size - and it admired its work for a moment, before plunging the hands back inside itself.
It brought out an orb of light. Shining a weak silver, it seemed so fragile...the darkness inherent in its surroundings threatened to swallow it forever. The creature recognises this, letting the orb hover free of its hands now it is in the open, slowing its flight.
It speaks. "Are you stronger today?"
The orb somehow responds, speaking with a strained voice. "If I am, it is so small...I cannot tell."
The creature looks away, over the horizon, deep in thought.
"...You shouldn't have done it."
"Don't say that. Never say that."
"They could have escaped by themselves."
"Not if I hadn't shown them how. Come on, Redwing. You understand."
"Of course I understand. But you know I love antagonising you." Redwing slowly turned his hand, the orb drifting to the side of his palm... "It's what I do."
Snatching his hand away the orb fell into the frothing clouds, making a high-pitched scream all the way down. Redwing soared up, then down after it, falling with much greater speed.
"And I taught you everything you know!" He shouted, reaching the orb. "I know how you bully that 'sister' of yours! I am Redwing!"
If it wasn't falling, the orb would have said, 'I wondered when you were going to say that!', or something marginally more witty. Or maybe just, 'fuck you.' But, as it was falling, it continued to scream.
"I am inspiration! I am ideas in their purest form! And -" Redwing reached out, catching the orb, "- I'm never as bad as I seem."
"...Yes you bloody are, you bastard."
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