Let Darkness Come

[Katrielle Layton]

The group of four had taken off in a straight direction, the two strangers seemingly familiar with the lay of the land. Occasionally they would come across a landmark, like a grave or a tree that had leaves, and they would readjust their course.

Bendy started speaking first. "Dracula... that name rings a bell, but I don't know why."

"He's aaa vaaampire," Torinin replied, feigning sharp teeth with her fingers.

"Oh!" Boris snapped his fingers. "You mean that one legend..."

"Yeah! I don't remember the details, but I think we're talking about the same guy?"

"Yes," Shackles confirmed. "He pretty much runs the Pale Moors at the moment."

"Aaall he needs to do in order to gaaain complete control is to taaake over Daaarkshire. We're heaaading there right now."

"Wait, you want all four of us to invade a city?"

"No, no, no. Even though it's been recently invaaaded, it's too much of aaa maaatch for just the four of us. No, if you waaant to meet with Draaaculaaa, there's aaa taaask you must aaaccomplish here."

Bendy crossed his arms and frowned. "There's always a catch. What is it?"

"Nothing complicaaated." The bird monster laced her hands together. "We will be waaaiting outside the city. Get into Daaarkshire however you caaan, preferaaably without draaawing aaattention. Once you're in, you must taaake aaa living person-- maaake it aaa womaaan or child if you caaan-- aaand the heaaad of aaa guaaard, aaand deliver them to us. Then we will taaake you to Draaaculaaa. If everything goes right, you should be aaable to join his aaarmy."

Boris gulped. "Y-you mean we have to kill people?"

"Dracula requires that he can trust his troops not to flake out due to... moral issues," answered the blue monster.

"I... I don't know..."

The demon clapped his buddy on the back. "I can handle it. I've done it before."

"Wait, what?"

"Oh, you weren't alive for that. Let's just say Joey's working the big ol' projector in the sky, if you catch my drift." Bendy winked.

The wolf just stood there, flabbergasted. He put his head in his hands, clearly upset. "Oh, Bendy..."

"Hey, eye for an eye, buddy. He killed you, I killed him."

"Aaare you done yet?" Torinin was tapping her talons.

"I'll do it!" Bendy answered, his perpetual grin growing wider. "As long as Boris can join too."

The two troops stared at each other for a moment. Eventually Shackles glanced back at the Prime. "We'll see what we can do."

"No promises though."

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