Not far from the park that shared its name, he stood and watched the dregs of the sunset slip below the horizon. It was a new habit that he had picked up. The colors were a measurement of his progress. Straying so far towards his darker nature, it was a necessary exercise to judge the distance to the other side of the spectrum. He was a realist, though.
He had no hope of seeing the opposite shore.
This was not some pitifully cliche longing for the light and warmth of the day… of life. Leave that to the Neonates. He was a ruthless predator and he accepted that. As long as he was in control. The Beast would not abide by the yellows or oranges but perhaps the reds were within reach. For now he took in the spectacle as the violets and purples gave way to blues until indigo inevitably took dominion over the sky.
Satisfied with his reverie, he turned north and began to walk. His boots rolled across the paved path heel to toe. One foot in front of the other. A smooth, even pace. He paused by the old train, enshrined on its fragment of the track, and remembered watching from nearly this exact angle as a chase came to an end there. It was the moment when he decided to involve himself with the Professor and his students.
A beginning of things.
And now things were very different.
Much like someone walking through the halls of the museum he was passing, gleaning stories from the stored antiquities, he was strolling the city sorting through his own collected memories. The pagoda of the visitor’s center slid by, unremarkable in his personal history and just another building along the way to the quartet of brightly lit pillars ahead. He had someone to meet there but he had time.
One foot in front of the other.
A smooth, even pace.
It was the only way to travel through time. He was in no hurry. It was the only way to come home.
Eville is not the same.
None claim the title of Prince but many Courts struggle to bring enough order to the chaos that they can take control. Who remains? Who sleeps? Who is no more?
And who will come back?
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