the winter was harsh upon that eve , achromatic squalls arraigned upon the nocturnal expanse awash in it . illumined by the light pollution of the city , luna parvulus was a jagged edifice of ethereal ivory corrugated into the roiling clouds it seized into akin flesh . thick forests harbored the migratory efforts of genesis , verdant petiole unscathed even by the frozen chill . the hypnotist had defected in secret of a mission , seeking again to rescue as many as he could before another operation of genesis mercilessly slaughtered yet another hapless populus . yet , on eves such as this , he might encounter one of the exodi . balking at the sight of the a humanoid silhouette , caution was excised . ' hey , uh -- it's pretty cold out , you know . not really the best place to be right now , either , just sayin'-- '















