The Dark Mass moved silently through the darkened streets of Rhy?din.
It craved the energy of this place.
It had found a new killing field.
It had been taken from its previous place.
It knew not why.
It did not care.
It liked this place.
So many sources of lifeforce to draw on?.to absorb.
It moved down a side alley.
It found a person in the alley.
It took the person?s lifeforce.
It killed the person easily.
It disposed of the shell.
It moved on.
Too easy?no resistance?must find more suitable prey.
It felt a sound.
It felt the vibration.
It felt the footsteps.
It saw the two people.
It saw the one carrying the other in its arms.
It saw the embrace, the affection.
It trembled with excitement.
So much emotion there? So much potential.
It moved closer.
It saw the man.
It dismissed the man as worthless.
It saw the aura of magic.
It saw the aura around the one being carried.
It saw the aura around the woman.
It liked the aura of magic.
It absorbed magic.
It wanted the woman?s magic.
It wanted the woman?s lifeforce.
Much better! Lots of emotion there! She would be absorbed!
It moved silently.
It approached from behind.
It moved in close.
It saw the two vanish.
It reached the door.
It could not open doors.
It hissed in frustration.
Thwarted! But they could not stay in forever.
It would bide it?s time.
It would wait for the woman to emerge
It would take the woman..
It would then feed on her magic.
It would feed on her lifeforce.
It would be filled.
It would discard the empty shell of the woman.
It would then find new prey.
It waited all night.
The sun began to rise as the morning began anew.
It hissed with pain!
It hated the light.
It needed the dark to survive.
It knew not that this place had a bright time, unlike his dark world.
It fled!
It would return when the darkness returned.
It would not be thwarted again!
It would have the woman?s energy.
It would have the woman?s lifeforce.
It would have its meal.
The black mass vanished into the shadows and disappeared as the sun rose higher.
Something new was now in Rhy?Din, and it was hungry.
It craved the energy of this place.
It had found a new killing field.
It had been taken from its previous place.
It knew not why.
It did not care.
It liked this place.
So many sources of lifeforce to draw on?.to absorb.
It moved down a side alley.
It found a person in the alley.
It took the person?s lifeforce.
It killed the person easily.
It disposed of the shell.
It moved on.
Too easy?no resistance?must find more suitable prey.
It felt a sound.
It felt the vibration.
It felt the footsteps.
It saw the two people.
It saw the one carrying the other in its arms.
It saw the embrace, the affection.
It trembled with excitement.
So much emotion there? So much potential.
It moved closer.
It saw the man.
It dismissed the man as worthless.
It saw the aura of magic.
It saw the aura around the one being carried.
It saw the aura around the woman.
It liked the aura of magic.
It absorbed magic.
It wanted the woman?s magic.
It wanted the woman?s lifeforce.
Much better! Lots of emotion there! She would be absorbed!
It moved silently.
It approached from behind.
It moved in close.
It saw the two vanish.
It reached the door.
It could not open doors.
It hissed in frustration.
Thwarted! But they could not stay in forever.
It would bide it?s time.
It would wait for the woman to emerge
It would take the woman..
It would then feed on her magic.
It would feed on her lifeforce.
It would be filled.
It would discard the empty shell of the woman.
It would then find new prey.
It waited all night.
The sun began to rise as the morning began anew.
It hissed with pain!
It hated the light.
It needed the dark to survive.
It knew not that this place had a bright time, unlike his dark world.
It fled!
It would return when the darkness returned.
It would not be thwarted again!
It would have the woman?s energy.
It would have the woman?s lifeforce.
It would have its meal.
The black mass vanished into the shadows and disappeared as the sun rose higher.
Something new was now in Rhy?Din, and it was hungry.