Drabble
Spoilers: None.
Takes place sometime after The Satan Pit.
Prompt: Siren
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He stands a little way back, hands loose by his sides. He stares straight ahead, his eyes shining.
The red lights glare, a paramedic gives him a fleeting glance, a child is dying. He doesn't see any of it. He is empty.
The entire universe, and in the end it was Earth. The same way her father went. But this time, without anyone to hold her hand. He couldn't even do that.
A far-off siren screams, but he doesn't hear it. The words of the Beast ring in his ears, and they are far louder than anything in this world.