There was nothing more than ordinary about the warm illuminated street flanked with elegant old buildings, but there was one thing that made the demigod fall for the place — the absence of sound. The area was blanketed with a lonely aura as the very few establishments were the reason why it could not afford to draw much attention. Only a small number of walkers and cars were seen, putting him at ease to erase his thoughts.
The fair-haired lifted his gaze to the empyrean cloaked with a black silk that lacked diamonds. It was one of those nights when the moon as well as stars were hidden to let the creatures perceive its dark beauty. The flawless display reminded him of how he had scraped the problems that plagued him, the bare sky resembling his now clear mind. To think that he was as calm as the night caused a touch of happiness to seep into his being.
And he jerked his head over his shoulder to study the trees which lined the sidewalk he was treading on. It was barely audible, yet he could tell that it was the sound of snapping twigs. He had traveled farther than the several shops, now far away from the passers-by. The adolescent was certain that there was no one walking in his vicinity, so why did he feel a particular presence? A disturbing snicker answered that question and he quickly turned to look at the other side to be met with a short, hideous creature, peeking around a tree.
The distance between him and the frightening sprite was rather close. It was not his first time encountering a ᴋᴏʙᴀʟᴏs though, it had always been his nightmare and it never failed to put a surprised look on his face. He started to run, swinging his legs as fast as he could to get away from the being that loved to terrify anyone at all. The boy headed towards an alley and entered the narrow passageway, immediately crashing into someone. It was a spontaneous movement as he clutched the stranger's arm while glancing back to find that the ᴋᴏʙᴀʟᴏs was no longer in sight. His breath came in gasps and his bony digits that gripped the unknown person's arm began to tremble as he slowly turned his head towards the soul before him with his pale green eyes settling upon the pavement.