iknow. wherehetookthem.

the children. are going missing. your children.

(hefoundmyforestijustwantsolitude.)

i saw him take them. lead them by hand. to death.

(watchedthemalldiediediediediediediediedie.)

they would not listen. to me. i frightened them. and they ran.

(ofcoursetheyraniamamonster.)

i wept. so much.

plea.

children.

comeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidechildrenpleasepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidechildrenpleasepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidechildrenpleasepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidechildrenpleasepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidechildrenpleasepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidepleasecomeoutsidecomeoutsidechildrenpleasepleasecomeoutside

to me.

(iwillnotlethimtakeanymoreofyou.)

the fleshangel.

sing not praise. for the fleshangel.

its mangled body. is like a moth. of skin and bone.

its ribcage is flayed. they are. its wings.

it must fly. no legs.

(hetookthem.)

its needleboneclaws scrape. and cut. and mangle. and dissect.

it has no eyes they were gouged out. by him.

it likes humans. it likes to hover. around their homes. it sings hymns. in the key of torment.

it can smell fear.

it loves fear.

the dogskull.

the dogskull is not a good dog.

(baddogverybaddogbadbadbaddogdogdog.)

the dogskull has breath like hot coals.

the dogskull has a face like its name. and stringy black hair.

the dogskull has eyepits. they glow like hellfire.

the dogskull has fire in its ribcage. its heart is aflame with hatred. of humans.

(hemadeyourhatredconsumeyouwhole.)

the dogskull moves like a dog. but hisses like a man. in no language of man.

the dogskull wears a black cloak of rags. and tears things to shreds.

especially humans.

the handed one.

thehandedonethehandedonewhydoyouhauntthemohhandedone?

(youusedtobeagoodmanbeforehetookyou.)

it likes. the dark. it is very shy.

its face. is a mouth.

its mouth has many teeth.

its teeth are very sharp.

it walks. on a hundred thin arms.

(itsybitsyspider.)

on its arms. are hands.

it uses them. to climb. to grab.

to shove things into. its mouth.

it likes. animals. OuO

(buthumansareanimalstoo.)

thedoll.

the doll. is not. a doll.

she was once. a human.

the doll. is made. of glass shards.

they cut and cut and cut and cut.

the doll. is black-clad. and flexible. she walks. on sharp glass legs.

(sheusedtobeadancerandthenhetwistedher.)

her face. is a mask. of porcelain bone.

the doll likes humans.

they are fun for her to cut.