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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4450334" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Belly of the Beast: Prologue</strong></p><p></p><p>It was cold outside and the bedroom window stood wide open. The curtains sighed into the room. Kham watched himself sleeping, wrapping the sheets more tightly around his shoulders. They were ripped, shredded into long streamers. </p><p></p><p>Cold metal touched his lips. “Swallow this,” came Touldrix’s voice. “You’ll thank me later.”</p><p></p><p>He swallowed a solid lump that felt heavy in his stomach. When he rose from bed, the Undir was nowhere to be seen.</p><p></p><p>Kham stumbled out of the room. Along unfamiliar corridors and across large chambers, he noticed marble, carpet, pass glass, velvet hangings, brick and porcelain, oil, and gold wood. </p><p></p><p> “It’s all a distraction,” he muttered. “All a distraction.”</p><p></p><p>There was a mask on the wall. He took it up, put it on. Then he saw Fleshripper and, without hesitation, picked it up. </p><p></p><p>The robe of tattered cotton played out behind him, lending Kham a dignity commensurate with his task. </p><p></p><p>And then he saw someone in a side corridor watching him. It was his doppelganger, eager and worried, only it looked more feral and hungry, with bright red eyes, sharp fangs, and a long gray tongue…</p><p></p><p>Suddenly furious, Kham hurried over, gripping Fleshripper tightly. </p><p></p><p>“You think you can stand in judgment over me?” he shrieked. “You think this has nothing to do with you?!” He wondered just what it was he was capable of. “It is my crown! Mine!”</p><p></p><p>Kham whirled forward, Fleshripper singing. Attack and defense were contrived and inexpert as they separated. But blood bloomed thickly on his arm. Kham held the wound and watched his double raise Fleshripper again…</p><p></p><p>Then the floor slammed into his chin. Something cold and hard snapped around his wrists. </p><p></p><p>“Pretty penny for you, mate,” came Price’s thickly accented voice, floating somewhere above his head. “Nothin’ personal.” </p><p></p><p>Only then did it occur to Kham that he wasn’t wearing any clothes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4450334, member: 3285"] [b]Belly of the Beast: Prologue[/b] It was cold outside and the bedroom window stood wide open. The curtains sighed into the room. Kham watched himself sleeping, wrapping the sheets more tightly around his shoulders. They were ripped, shredded into long streamers. Cold metal touched his lips. “Swallow this,” came Touldrix’s voice. “You’ll thank me later.” He swallowed a solid lump that felt heavy in his stomach. When he rose from bed, the Undir was nowhere to be seen. Kham stumbled out of the room. Along unfamiliar corridors and across large chambers, he noticed marble, carpet, pass glass, velvet hangings, brick and porcelain, oil, and gold wood. “It’s all a distraction,” he muttered. “All a distraction.” There was a mask on the wall. He took it up, put it on. Then he saw Fleshripper and, without hesitation, picked it up. The robe of tattered cotton played out behind him, lending Kham a dignity commensurate with his task. And then he saw someone in a side corridor watching him. It was his doppelganger, eager and worried, only it looked more feral and hungry, with bright red eyes, sharp fangs, and a long gray tongue… Suddenly furious, Kham hurried over, gripping Fleshripper tightly. “You think you can stand in judgment over me?” he shrieked. “You think this has nothing to do with you?!” He wondered just what it was he was capable of. “It is my crown! Mine!” Kham whirled forward, Fleshripper singing. Attack and defense were contrived and inexpert as they separated. But blood bloomed thickly on his arm. Kham held the wound and watched his double raise Fleshripper again… Then the floor slammed into his chin. Something cold and hard snapped around his wrists. “Pretty penny for you, mate,” came Price’s thickly accented voice, floating somewhere above his head. “Nothin’ personal.” Only then did it occur to Kham that he wasn’t wearing any clothes. [/QUOTE]
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