A Darker Shade of Magic
“In this grim grey London, the drunkard’s body hadn’t lasted long at all—much to the displeasure of the thing burning its way through him. It wasn’t the magic’s fault; there was so little to hold on to here, so little to feed on. The people had only a candle’s light of life inside them, not the fire to which the darkness was accustomed. So little heat, so easily extinguished. The moment he got inside, he burned them up to nothing, blood and bone to husk and ash in no time at all.
Booth’s black e...yes drifted down to his charred fingers. With such poor kindling, he couldn’t seem to spread, couldn’t last long in any body.
Not for lack of trying. After all, he’d left a trail of discarded shells along the docks.
Burned through the place they all called Southwark in a mere hour.
But his current body—the one he’d taken in the tavern alley—was now coming undone. The black stain across his shirtfront pulsed, trying to keep the last of the life from bleeding out. Perhaps he shouldn’t have stabbed the drunkard first, but it seemed the fastest way in.MoreLess
Booth’s black e...yes drifted down to his charred fingers. With such poor kindling, he couldn’t seem to spread, couldn’t last long in any body.
Not for lack of trying. After all, he’d left a trail of discarded shells along the docks.
Burned through the place they all called Southwark in a mere hour.
But his current body—the one he’d taken in the tavern alley—was now coming undone. The black stain across his shirtfront pulsed, trying to keep the last of the life from bleeding out. Perhaps he shouldn’t have stabbed the drunkard first, but it seemed the fastest way in.MoreLess
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