Dust to Dust: Monster 01

Voices

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A light breeze flowed through the still forest, rustling the evergreens as it passed. Hanging on to a lower branch with all its might lest it be blown away is a rabbit form dust golem. With a body barely registering on a scale, it wouldn't take much to end the recently liberated creature's life.

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Following the light breeze, something else followed. Sound. Rythmic bass with lighter, dissonant tones from a couple different sources. Footsteps, and voices. Large. Dangerous.

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The dirt hare huddled down by the tree it was using as support, waiting for the threat to pass, ears perked up in rapt attention at the transgressors now coming into sight.

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"The blood trail ends here, check the clearing." The first voice, loud and boistrous, rang out into the previously tranquil woods.

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"Found the body, nothing on him. I'll grab the ear for proof, let's get back before it gets too dark to get out of this glade safely." The second voice, quiet and reserved, seemed to calm the rustled atmosphere.

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The first voice came from a different location this time without the rabbit even noticing its movement. Extremely dangerous, too dangerous to risk movement. "Looks like the kid used the goods to summon a golem. Poor idiot, maybe if he'd stolen food instead of magic supplies we'd get to go easy on him."

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The companion responded in his soft, controlled tones, "Theft of anything, even as worthless as these supplies, can't be tolerated. Not anymore. We're all in this together, and we can't tolerate anyone that doesn't understand how to work for the greater good. Grab the supplies and let's head out."

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The sound of ferocious laughter crashed through the forest, "Hah, the supplies are worth less than the dirt they stand on now, they've already been used. Looks like the lowest golem ritual, copper core. Not even worth tracking down for that crappy of a core. It'll deteriorate soon anyways without its mana supply. "

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"A full loaf of bread on our return then, my treat. And wine, to forget today." The quiet voice, with a semblence of a waver in it.

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"Haven't had a full portion since I can remember, don't have to share anymore. Grab the ear and let's head out" Strong vibrations, anger, force, getting steadily quieter, farther away.

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The worst threat gone, the rabbit slowly unclenched his petrified body, at least what he thought was his body. It seemed to stick to the dirt around him, parts falling off and attaching at random.

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As he gazed over a small hill at the base of his guardian tree, he gazed upon an upright slender figure, which then kneeled down at the side of his deceased Master. It bent over, held him, and a solitary sob racked its frame. It pressed its mouth to his Master's cold forehead, and two sounds were heard. One, a wet slice, accompanied by an ear falling into the slender figure's hand; and two, a faint sound of a wet smack where the figure's mouth met his Master's forehead.

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The slender figure, gazing one last time at the boy on the ground, faded into the woods.

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Okay, depressing stuff is over for now. I -swear-. Maybe.

It's time for actual progress in this, the shortest arc of this story (gotta get to the meat of the story as fast as possible, heh. As much as I love the monster viewpoint, there are bigger and better things to come.)

I'll have another chapter or two out today.

You like the short chapters? Or would you rather I wait to release more at a time? I can definitely understand that. I just like getting progress out there as I write it.

-Beel