Devourer of Souls
Against my will, I scuttled forward .
And dread realization hit me, dawning into a numb, cold horror.
Scuttled.
Not shuffle-step-limp.
Scuttled.
Quickly, smoothly, like I was gliding along the ground rhythmically, my many feet and joints carrying me with strength and fluid purpose . . .
Many feet and joints.
Many.
A kind of sick revulsion . . . and yes, dark anticipation filled me as I looked down past my waist to see what had replaced my thin, twisted, handicapped legs . . .
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