Title: the child is strong
Fandom: "Supernatural"
Disclaimer: not my characters; just for fun. Title from Gordon Lightfoot
Warnings: spoilers for "Faith"
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 240
Point of view: third
A boy will come to your tent tomorrow, he told Roy. A powerful, shining boy. With him will be a shadow. Pick that shadow. Heal that shadow. I will protect you if you do—and if you don't… if you let that shadow leave as dark as it came, I will personally insure that your death will be more painful than any since the last crucifixion. Am I clear?
Roy listened to nuances in the man's voice: surety and power gave him strength. The man was certain his wishes would be followed.
I heal as the Lord directs, Roy answered. He feared nothing mortal, not since he woke after he should have died.
No, the man countered. You heal as you choose. And you will choose the shadow accompanying the light, or you will suffer. Believe me, padre—heal the shadow.
And the man was gone.
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Into the tent walked a beacon brighter than anything Roy had seen when he had eyes. Brighter than the moon and the stars, and even the sun—he nearly held up his hand to shade his eyes, the glow was so much.
And next to the light trudged a fading shadow. In the darkness at its center pulsed a flickering, faint shine. So pure, so small… Roy could see that this shadow used to be even brighter than the other.
When the shadow spoke, Roy knew he would do as the man wished.