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When we last saw Tal, a demon was trying to kill him. It isn't giving up...
It swung at me again, confident that I was on the
deck and couldn't move fast enough again to escape being ventilated.
Good guess, but wrong – becoming a pin-cushion is not one of my
ambitions, and my lack of such a plan for my future gave me a strong
incentive to move. I rolled clear and was back on my feet before big
and dangerous could recover.
“Only prolonging the agony, Djandiss” the
demon growled.
I shrugged. “You might get bored and give up.”
“Got a high boredom threshold.”
Would you believe it? A demon with a degree of
witticism.
It lunged again. This time I struck with the
dagger at the incoming arm. My blade scored home, carving a deep red
trench into the demon's red skin that oozed black ichor, and the
demon leapt back, snarling obscenities that would impress a hob.
“Sure you'd rather not get bored and give up?”
I asked cockily.
“Positive - want some revenge, now...”
As always, comments welcomed!
I adore the tone of this - laconic heroes appeal to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteUnfortunately, they never do get bored and wander off, especially when Tal is involved.
ReplyDeleteThat's demons for you - utterly unreasonable!
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