The sanctity of the circle was broken, but when he woke, there was frosting. And cake.
And nothing else.
Nothing fell in the window. There was no commotion downstairs. Somewhere there was an intruder he was meant to be killing. He was fairly sure it was his girl, who had left him this frosting and cake. Who he should still rightfully be killing, to teach her an important lesson about not coming back here to give him frosting and cake.
He fell to all fours to prowl the second floor, listening and smelling the air. He looked over the railing, which nearly collapsed under his hand.
That wasn't supposed to happen.
He jumped down to the first floor. The bodies were gone, the way they were supposed to be, but… the smell wasn't right. He clambered over and beneath pews, inspecting the area as much as looking for his intended prey. Almost everything was still covered in dust, rot. There was no strength, no power, only age and decay. Empty.
He touched his broken horn.
What was he protecting?
He flared out his wings, pushed off from the floor to return to the second story. A rat was sniffing at his cake. He hissed at it in warning, and it scurried away.
Hm.
The hole in the window that his girl kept getting through couldn't quiet support his weight. He had to fly up and dig his claws into the wooden frame around it, then draw his wings in close to fit through it. He had never been outside the church that he could recall, but he was aware that he could do it. The circle was drawn as an outside perimeter, giving him less space at the corners and more in the middle of the wall. In theory he could go up for as long as he wanted. He just never had. There was never time. Nothing had ever made it up here. There were guardians to prevent intruders during the day, when he was dormant.
But the church was empty, now.
He was still slinking on all fours, tail drawing low curved shapes behind him. There were rats up here, too. His claws scratched over the shingles until he could poke his head into the clock tower, smelling the air.
Found her.
And nothing else.
Nothing fell in the window. There was no commotion downstairs. Somewhere there was an intruder he was meant to be killing. He was fairly sure it was his girl, who had left him this frosting and cake. Who he should still rightfully be killing, to teach her an important lesson about not coming back here to give him frosting and cake.
He fell to all fours to prowl the second floor, listening and smelling the air. He looked over the railing, which nearly collapsed under his hand.
That wasn't supposed to happen.
He jumped down to the first floor. The bodies were gone, the way they were supposed to be, but… the smell wasn't right. He clambered over and beneath pews, inspecting the area as much as looking for his intended prey. Almost everything was still covered in dust, rot. There was no strength, no power, only age and decay. Empty.
He touched his broken horn.
What was he protecting?
He flared out his wings, pushed off from the floor to return to the second story. A rat was sniffing at his cake. He hissed at it in warning, and it scurried away.
Hm.
The hole in the window that his girl kept getting through couldn't quiet support his weight. He had to fly up and dig his claws into the wooden frame around it, then draw his wings in close to fit through it. He had never been outside the church that he could recall, but he was aware that he could do it. The circle was drawn as an outside perimeter, giving him less space at the corners and more in the middle of the wall. In theory he could go up for as long as he wanted. He just never had. There was never time. Nothing had ever made it up here. There were guardians to prevent intruders during the day, when he was dormant.
But the church was empty, now.
He was still slinking on all fours, tail drawing low curved shapes behind him. There were rats up here, too. His claws scratched over the shingles until he could poke his head into the clock tower, smelling the air.
Found her.
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