Today's snippet is from Impcatcher, which is now on sale on Amazon for the Kindle and in paperback, and DriveThru in pdf format. The general epub version is at Lulu.
This snippet carries on from last week. Tal returned home to find a welcoming committee outside his door. He sensibly hid.
I
was ducked back around the edge of the bakery already, looking
cautiously round the corner in the hope that Gustav wouldn't spot me. The bakery was closed
for the night, much to my relief – I didn't want anyone coming out
of the doorway I was lurking in. I wouldn't buy any of this
establishment's wares – I knew just how lacking in cleanliness was
the kitchen. Eating from here needed trollish digestion or a desire
for slow, painful suicide.
Best bet was for me to
retreat quietly, find somewhere else to kip down for the night.
I was running through my
list of friends and acquaintances when the air around me began to
feel warm, as though the sun had come out. A neat trick after dark. I
turned, realising that the street was growing bright. A red glow was
spreading across the pavement, a ball of scarlet fire forming in
mid-air like a slow sunburst.
I heard Gustav call out in surprise as
he saw the radiance shedding sudden black shadows across the street.
There was a shape in the glow. A brilliant red figure, larger than a
man, face tawny and muzzled, short pale horns sprouting from the
forehead, longer spikes from the shoulder blades and kidneys. Claws
on the outstretched hands, a cruel smile showing off sharp, pointed
teeth, and a raw, rough skin like fractured stone over impressive
muscles. The demon stood in the midst of the street, its attention
purely upon me.
As always, comments welcomed!
I really like the description of the demon. The 'rough skin like fractured stone' gives an excellent impression! I would hate to find myself the center of that creature's attention ^^;;
ReplyDeleteOoops? Like the demonic description!
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