A plague ravages the Pegasi of Filoplume. The Centurions must brave the Caucasus to procure Prometheus's Flame before it's too late.
Part of the Corrupt Pillars Anthology
Content Warnings for the following: Body Horror, Claymation, Blood, Illness
Edited by: EileenSaysHi
Preread by: The Sleepless Beholder, Dewdrops on the Grass
Claymation? What the hell? Imma need to read this to understand that one O_o
This was really good, with effective horror coming from an uncaring (or rather caring the wrong way) creator. The jumps back and forth did a good job keeping it interesting.
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Loved this!! The way Grim and Flash were tied together from the beginning… oof. Delicious haha
I rather happen to like this story. It doesn't aspire to be an incredibly deep novel rich with characterization, but then frankly it doesn't need to be: This is brevity at its finest. The story effectively sets up what will happen, and then shows you in excellent detail.
Speaking of that detail, the imagery here is very effective. It's rich and complete enough to set the emotions and get the reader into the right mindset, yet not too flores to take up unnecessary time. The alternating back and forth in time, which might have been distracting, instead helps frame the story from one end to the other given this fic's shorter length.
The only critique I can give is that the preacher's segment feels mildly redundant, retreading the first chapter, but it also doesn't drag out too long.
All in all: A good little fic. Knows what it wants to show, and does so highly effectively.