Fear the reaper, or be stupid and don't

Lurid bathed in a rare spot of moonlight, enjoying the light silvery rays of the natural satellite. The pale goddess had nothing to do at the moment though, and she was inclined to relax for a bit. Hunting her siblings had proven all but fruitless, though she had found Eldritch up north with offerings of the darkest sort. It was a rare peaceful moment for the Night Mother, night birds cooed their songs to one another to make a symphony of their own in the night. Cicadas and crickets also made their voices heard, along with tree frogs. Spring was in full swing and everyone was aching for a piece of action. Lurid giggled at the thought, wondering if she should go and find Requiem again. Suddenly, the forest around her went still and silent. The devil looked around for anything in the shadows that looked like a threat, then she heard it. A blood-curdling scream split the air and Lurid listened for a moment with a grin on her face. Perhaps her red devil had captured someone for dinner. She made her way fast through the underbrush of the forest, the leaves only barely whispering of her passing.

It took her a while to reach the source of the screams, by the time she did they had been silenced. She had expected a red back to greet her, instead, she got a raven's wing black one. Her first instinct was to pounce, but something told her to hold back. Holographic white-to-lavender gaze looked over the male before her, watching as he took apart his victim piece by bloody piece. She knew this artwork, and she knew the artist painting it. For a while she watched in silence, then once he held the man's head in his dark mouth, Lurid moved forward. "Mortem, esne hic vere?" She couldn't believe her eyes, or her ears, or her luck for that matter. Despite having searched for her siblings all over Boreas, they find ways of finding her it would seem. Perhaps not directly, but it would seem her luck was turning when it came down to missing siblings. This was her little brother Mortem, returned to her at last.