WORLDS COLLIDE - THE SACRIFICE
I don’t know said Scott as they crossed the road to the truck.
The wind changes—metallic, sharp. Wingbeats thread it, too big for gulls.
A shadow banks over the clock tower and drops, skimming awnings, trailing the stink of carrion and ozone. “Ah, ah, food, feed I must.”
It comes low and fast: not a harpy, not a bird, not anything a sane person would name. Skin like scorched parchment stretched over bone. Wings webbed and ragged, edges smoking as if it carried its own chemical burn. Eyes glowing a bruised gold.
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