The Curtain Falls

[Qwynlyn Zeta (DELETED 753)]

Pain. So much pain. But Qwyn refused to cry this time; not like when she was wounded last. Her fingers felt cold and slippery from when she tried to compress her wounds, and no matter how hard she tried to will her flesh to knit, the energy just wasn't there. So she crawled, hands trying to grip fistfuls fo concrete that refused to yield; her legs did not obey and dragged uselessly. Blood. She needed blood and lots of it. Any blood will do. Her hands found something warm, solid, and she opened her mouth and bared rows of razor sharp fangs. Just one bite...a sharp sound, like thunder, split her eardrums and pushed her chest to the ground. More pain? Or just the same pain as before? Qwyn felt her body lurch in a cough. Just one bite. It was all she asked. She reached out again, and another crack of thunder denied her the much needed meal.

"Please," she wanted to say. "Please help me." But all that escaped her torn and broken body was a bestial snarl, followed by a howl.

Three feet of cold steel pierced her heart, and her body began to crumble. Qwyn had one small moment of crisp, blissful clarity before the darkness consumed her. Ah. Relief at last.