Page 8 of Unhinged Omega

Earlier

moonlight fading

can barely see it behind clouds

just a sliver

silver like her

silver silk

strings from heaven

eyes like small purple flowers on the road

too small to pick, try anyway

knife-claws carve earth

no matter how gentle

keep walking

silent roads

no humans

only dirt

animals

insects

tracks from other metal monsters

saw one once

stared it down

it spun on four rubber feet

two eyes in the front flashing

metal body spinning in circles

then it attacked

crashed into me

struck iron arm

inside the beast was a human

twisted too

blood everywhere

wanted to eat it

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