HE IS A BOY BRAVE BEYOND HIS YEARS, but he wouldn’t be brave without being afraid deep down. The way the creature circles him makes him tense – his shoulders ridged like the raising hackles of a beast. Despite whatever terror he may feel somewhere in his little chest, he does not stand down. Kubo is far too stubborn to stand down, especially in front of the likes of his home.
“ AND NEITHER DO YOU. ” He spits back. This beast could yell about how small and helpless the boy was – but he knows the pack enough to know that most of them did not possess control over the course of nature. They had no place in the pantheon, so the boy thought, but that never bothered him. Why should it?
The mention of a BLOODY MOON strikes a nerve. Kubo gnashes his teeth and wrinkles his nose in disgust. “ DON’T SPEAK LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED! I didn’t vanish, they kidnapped me! ” He snaps. “ AND EVEN THOUGH THEY DID, I still did what was right and tried to fix things. Can you say as much?! ”
➤ I CANNOT SAY WORDS, BOY. I DO NOT EXIST. MY ACTIONS HAVE NO IMPACT ON THE WORLD AROUND ME- I AM THE EQUIVALENT OF A CORPSE WALKING.
➤ YET, I SO EASILY DIG BENEATH YOUR SKIN AND SPEAK OF MATTERS BEYOND MYSELF, AND JUST AS EASILY, YOU BARE YOUR NECK AND YELL. ONE DAY, THAT BOLDNESS WILL GET YOU KILLED.
There was some strange, eerie cackle that escaped the machine when the boy responded- because Kubo was right. He couldn’t say anything- he wasn’t there that day, or the day that the light-eater fell from the sky and wrought calamity, or even the day he was created. He couldn’t say anything.
So even when he spoke, he said nothing at all. Phantom sounds in the form of language.
➤ I HAVE NO IMPACT, BUT I DO POSE A THREAT. THAT IS WHY YOU SO TENSELY WATCH ME. BECAUSE YOU WON’T RUN AWAY, YOU WILL STAND YOUR GROUND AND DIE- DIE FOR YOUR PRIDE!
The beast steps closer, matted, torn fur reflecting moonlight- his talons and fangs flash, deteriorated over time with lack of care, and the glitched red eyes never lose sight of their target.
➤ ... THE WISE DECISION, RUNT, ISN’T TO STAND YOUR GROUND. WHILE OTHERS FOUGHT AND WERE HARMED, YOU REMAINED LOCKED AWAY.
➤ YOUR MISTAKE WAS NOT RUNNING. YOU ARE NOT STRONG, ESPECIALLY ALONE. YOU COULDN’T STAND AGAINST THEM FROM THE START.
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