Chapter 46 : THERE ARE SHADOW PEOPLE, MOTHER! part 6

I got roped into dancing.

Yes, you read correctly.

Before I had the chance to enact revenge (somehow) on Valerian and tophat (I'm sorry Lemont, but the name's staying.) I was swept into the arms of a beefy woman who was taller than Irene to waltz to an off-kilter and slightly creepy version of...whatever song is playing. But I can tell it's not the normal version. I played the piano in my previous life. Professionally.

I honestly can't tell you the last time I played an instrument.

I miss it.

I'm finding that I miss a lot of things these days.

And a person. Who's name starts with D and ends with K.

This shadow person is wearing a very...revealing pink dress with barely any coverage that clashed SO bad with the...shadow, long white sleeve gloves, and a white face mask.

"Hello," I said uneasily.

"I am not going to eat you, fledgling." She laughed.

Fledgling?

"Pardon me, but what is a...fledgling?"

"You don't know what you are, fledgling?"

"Er, n-no, I suppose...not," God, being in this strange...wherever I am, has really messed up my vocal vibe! It's even disrupting Drake's hard work!

Damnit, Drake! Damnit, stupid, failed necromancy ritual!

...I want my mommy.

We shall never speak of this...or the fact that I'm never going to let go of Irene when I get back.

"Hmm. A...fledgling, as you are, is a...baby, essentially, of my species. Your species."

"And what are you?"

"Honestly? Even I don't know. I can't tell you how long I've lived, I've certainly lost count. Some call us demons, others...gods. There's no word for us, yet we've always been here. Nearly omnipotent at this point, fledgling."

That's...nice. Yeah.

Definitely not freaking out.

Oh, the song changed.

...And so did my dance partner.