Beauty By Moonlight
Dec 26, 2014 22:14:43 GMT -6
Post by Shadow on Dec 26, 2014 22:14:43 GMT -6
Stars flickered a pale silver against the velvet darkness of the midnight sky. The moon giving the world below an ethereal glow. A gentle breath of wind caressed a few stray leaves, lightly lifting them to join the dance. Shadows of buildings lined the streets, lit ever so carefully by streetlamps. But those streetlamps weren't always perfect. Occasionally part of the street would be plunged into darkness and shadows from a broken light. This time though, a few streetlamps flickered, their light an unnoticed pattern in the nearly empty streets of the city. At this time of night, only a few stray stragglers were out. Some were innocent civilians. Some heroes in spandex. While others reveled in the darkness as villains. And yet, there were some who walked the fence between that light filled world of lies and that shadow kissed realm of truths. Both were two sides of the same world, existing in chaotic harmony with its counterpart. One could not exist without the other.
Within the silence of the city streets, using the shadows to his advantage, a lone darkness clad renegade slipped from shadow to shadow never once being seen by the common people. His movements were swift and unnoticed, bringing ever so closer to the center of the city. His gaze scanned the area from his hiding place in a small alley when a the sound of clanging metal from the other side of the street drew his attention. A furry little creature knocked over a garbage can, looking for a midnight snack. The sight drew a soft chuckle from him and that was when everything went very unexpectedly.