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Chapter 16

Chapter Fifteen: Holding On.
Added Mon Jun 25 10:58:30 2018 at level 51:

She had turned to leave the Cathedral, shaken at the vision of her very God
crumbling to dust at a single touch. Not everything was as it seemed, nor was
there any safety net or guarantee. Perhaps someday she would be gone too,
just like that. It gave her pause... and then paws.

The Monster stirred before her, its features lost in the wealth of treasure
that tumbled forth. It reminded Aurew a bit of the gibbering polyp, like a
puzzle whose pieces were jammed together in all the wrong places. Her timid
nature reacted and she shrunk back until she thought maybe this too needed
counseling or guidance. She would see it how she wanted, the good Lord had
shown her that much. She slowly began to reach out, stopping short as she
heard music to her ears - barking!

The sound set her heart to racing, and she quickly took to the cooshee form
herself, barking madly at the Monster. The sound was distant but became more
distinct and clear until Aurew was certain it was her beloved Audune. With
what was certainly a calculated movement, the Monster shifted and sent a
canine skeleton tumbling to the ground at Aurew's paws.

Just like that, the hope of being reunited with Audune, however childish and
unrealistic, vanished. The ache of loss consumed her again, as if it had been
mere minutes and not centuries since his passing. At a loss for words, Aurew
threw her head back and sang Audune his death song.