Solstice (Pt. 6)

Solstice (Pt. 6)

hEy, WhAts WRoNG?

The thing holding Ryokas arm bubbled. A clicking, jittery mass of flesh wobbled, gripping her other arm.

!!$GH -^*(@!

It made a sound that screamed in her ears. She had already begun screaming.

donT yOU wANT to CoMe iN?

The first asked. Ryoka looked ahead and saw.

The vast, insectile hive bloated itself on the corpse of the building. Layers of wax and skin and detritus had built up, the product of such things overflowing again and again. Each dark charm she had taken for windows revealed itself now, gaping holes by which things stared down at her.

Each one salivating, each figure twisted as the first. They gibbered and clicked and beckoned, mimicking the acts of friends as they led her inside.

For one moment she caught a glimpse of what lay beyond. She saw what had been tables and chairs and dining utensils to reveal themselves to her in all their gruesome truth. Eyes stared at her from beyond twisting forms which scrabbled themselves forwards with such intensity and longing that they made her sick.

Flesh scraped against the ground as it pulled itself forwards. Inside, she saw twisted forms, grasping hands, the only logical shapes in the worldlike hers

Upon the tables. She gazed at the two holding her and screamed once more.

s%$h33 ^!)Nvs.

One of them caught her. Ryoka saw the mouth open and open and open a third time as the head unfolded. She shrieked

Foul things!

The spoon descended and smacked the fae off her. Ryoka saw Nama stride forwards and the gibberthe creature of

The round, furry woman waved her spoon around and the horde of things halted. Ryoka stared at her.

N-Nama?

I heard the little one roaring. You fool! Why did you not heed him? And why are you looking like that?

The woman turned. The figures lungedshe smacked one and it screamed. The spoon raised like the wrath of cutlery and the entire horderetreated?

Back, into the city. Ryoka Griffin saw the ground itself slithering back around

Enough of that. Look at me.

Two furry hands seized Ryoka. She cried out, struggling against what she knew was

Look at me.

Ryoka

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