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And The Crow Flies
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Feathers fell to the ground as the injured crow made its way through the broken window. Bones snap and a sickening growl is heard as the crow lands shifting into the former corpse of a man. Limping to the pedestal the man finally falls to his knees coughing up blood.
"50 long years it's been. 50 years! You come here after 50 years to cough blood at my feet?" The deep husky voice laced with malice throws at his obviously unworthy servant.
"I.. *cough* am... *cough* truly sorry..." The bloodied man coughs until blood is all across the floor.
"Veronica!" The deep-voiced man yells for his assistant.
"Yes, my liege?" A frail woman steps out from the shadows. Attempting to hide her apparent fear of what is to come.
"Take this
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