Awaken Forsaken
He started to laugh again then boomed rancorously at his sister’s ignorance. Churches were after all such a foreign thing, and were almost exclusive to the faraway land of Parth, but in his travels, he had grown quite fond of the idea of them. Had he been more collected and bothered to obtain a following he didn’t outright lead to death’s door Andras would have liked to form a church under the Fallen God, but it simply had not been in his cards. “A church sister dear, is a place of worship, where wolves cry into the void and are soothed by the silence of something that is not there.” He purred, practically treating her like a child for not knowing something he had known quite well of. “They go to churches to pray to false gods, beings who are not flesh and are mostly memory, but beg all the same for blessings that are little more than mere circumstance.” His grin widened as he raised his head proudly. “Their gods could not stop me. Their prayers did not cease my havoc. They are weak and useless gods, but wolves have set apart spaces for their worship all the same.” He stepped closer, shaking out his thick hide and scattering droplets of blood and liver oil that had clung to his fur as he did.
“I take terrans as I please, but I assure you sister dear, none have taken a child of mine to term, and after I had finished with their limp and broken bodies I made sure they would take no one else’s either.” He sang, running his black tongue over his chops as if reliving the memory of a spectacular meal. His attention snapped back to her as the younger female spoke of his sister, his gaze fixed in a tight but senseless grin. “It seems that Skia has slain Aby but she was not really Aby. Unfortunately your niece died long ago and was replaced with a changeling from either one of the fallen gods enemies or an old ally turned traitor….”
Another roar of laughter burst from him as Pyrlis told him the sordid story, his head cocking back and his eyes closing with glee. “Oh Ana you poor fool.” He muttered, mostly to himself. “…I look forward to your recommendations for a satisfying vengeance."
His grin widened with a sincere malice as she gave what he considered to be a compliment. “Oh I have much to teach you all.” He purred. “Oh yes...” |