Chapter Fourteen
Sofonisba groans. That thing literally launched her into the alley wall. It's not the impact that hurt her, she could have easily gotten back up, if she wasn't already so weak.
She can't feel anything now, not even her ankle, nothing but blackness willing her to slip in. She can already feel herself transforming back into her human form. She can feel her bones melding back into their original places, her shell melting into her back, her feet and hands becoming five digits again. She's normal now.
Sofonisba sees it next to her, its eyes in awe. She can't worry herself with it now, she can barely move. There isn't anything she can do. It picks her up into its arms, and starts to carry her.
Sofonisba allows the darkness to take her.
