towering frame shifted , sickening grind of bone and muscle rolling in waves beneath his tattered cape as he kneltβwell , as much as something his size could . mouth curled into what might've been a smile .
" this is not a dream , little lazari , " zalgo said , -
red eyes flicker around the room, blinking rapidly as she took in what exactly was happening. β noβ-no, whereβs .. whereβs slender? is this another dream? β gulping slowly, her head shaking slowly. β you arenβtβ¦ you arenβt real . β
- zalgoβs gaze burned through her like radiation , like a sun that hated its own light .
" do you feel it yet ? " bony claw scraped across the ground , cracking the floor like dry earth under a drought . " that itch behind your teeth ? that pull in your bones ? -
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" hello , my child , " zalgo said , voice low . he turned his gaze toward his daughter , looking down at her with red pinpricks .
" i imagine you've been waiting for this day for quite some time , "