The Black Wolf
His eyes were wild with terror, darting around, pleading.
The spear-bearers retreated, making way for a group of older women, crones with void eyes and skin stretched like parchment over bone.
They stepped forward in unison, circling the altar. Their lips moved in unison as they chanted in a language that felt older than time itself, hands raised, trembling as if pulling energy from the very walls.
The sound, gods, the sound, it was unbearable. The combined hum of the chants, the beating of spears, It wasn’t just noise. It was a curse, a lullaby for nightmares.
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