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His eyes, golden in a way that resembled a shining coin, scanned the area with such preciseness that his behavior might've been considered animalistic. The night, as it seemed, was at his favor. The moon basked in the depths of silver-lined clouds. It gave him coverage. Made it less likely for him to be spotted among the cobblestone walls of the now deserting city. The sun had set down just a few hours ago and the liveliness of the afternoon was quickly being replaced with the silence of the night.
He findled with the several necklaces that hung from his neck, searching for the familiar spherical shape that had always given him some sort of assurance. Once the pendant's smooth surface graced his fingertips, he gently lifted it to his mouth and touched it upon his lips. It was a swift movement. So quick a that a regular mortal might've thought that he only meant to adjust the trinket along his neck.
And then what he had been waiting for so long in the corners emerged itself in a slick, black flash of shadows. It was, as he expected, quick, but not as quick as he had seen earlier now that it was injured. He noticed in about half a second, just before it vanished in the darkness, that it had a slight limp to it's step. A crooked smirk dragged itself across his lips. Good. So the spell had worked. It was only a matter of time before it would take the cretin down for good. And then -a jolt of excitement electrified through him- he would be one step closer to reaching his goal. He started to move. Walking with feline-like grace and coordination, he slipped into the shadows of the next curb. It was there that he saw the hunched shape of the thing before him. It was crawling into the nearest building, a cathedral by the name of St. Celestine. The slanted black pupils of the boy's fair eyes flattened, spreading around the irises, only to slide back into a cat-like shape. His ears pricked up almost reflexively as he studied the creature. What was it going to do in there? The question seemed to linger with no answer.
He felt it then. That familiar pang whenever the Lazuli was near. So there's another one here? He felt his muscles tense. He needed to get in there immediately.
And then an explosion. He swung his gaze to where the creature was -or had been. It was now gone. Just ahead, he heard the screams of women inside the cathedral. A large hole had appeared where the shadow had broken and entered, large bits of cement and stone lay scatted on the marble stores of the inside. He swore as he took hold of the dagger that was hanging on his left hip.
Running across the dimly lit pathway to the church, the boy started whispering to himself a language that those of his kind has known for centuries. It was a faint small voice that was drowned out by the sounds of crashes and squeals inside of the church.
Right when he had reached the gaping hole where the thing had broken in, a dark shadow started towards him. It was big. No, not big. Gigantic. More so than any other kind that the boy has ever seen. It possessed large screaming holes where it's eyes should've been. It's mouth was a blur of rows upon rows of black incisors each about the size of his head. The boy stopped in his tracks, stunned at the thing's sudden change in direction. In his suprise, he had stopped his chanting. Dangit. He knew that he couldn't face this thing, whatever it was.
He bit his lip as he leaped out of the creature's way and ducked behind a pile of rubble right outside of the opening. With a quick flash of strong wind, the thing passed by him, yowling in what sounded like pain. The boy ruffled his brows wondering what could've scared off the creature. He watched as the shadow slowly faded in the night, leaving behind nothing as much as a memory of it's existence.
The golden-eyed boy instinctively turned his head to peer inside the cathedral. His eyes widened, his pupils sucking into themselves. His mouth parted ever so slightly at what stood, wavering, between the peirs, right infront of the alter. His heart skipped a beat. What the heck?


















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