A Sudden darkness quelched the dinful banter of the square. Voices fell away into silence as the beast’s horrible, shrieking cry filled the air. The people looked up, could not help but look up; the uneven mass of the mishappen horror floated overhead, its black silhouette of cancerous bulges black against the white and clouded sky. A brief and weighty pall tried to settle over the scene, but a second, wheezing shriek followed, enveloping it. The shadow shrank as the dark outline overhead grew and became more distinct. What answered for the abomination’s clawed feet alighted on the cobblestone square.
The Abomination
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