Umwelt: Darkness Flows Like A River Episode 42: Facing the Light

Flagstone. Cold. Unyielding. Bruising soft flesh, and the bones beneath. Still he crawls on, drawn now by the gentle tug against his palm.

The bottle.

Like calling to like, to antithesis, to equal, to opposite, all unwilling and spitting fury like hailstones. Abrading his mind, they fall and fall, never-ending, such expulsions of hatred, of rage. The Radiance rails at him for daring to bring it within proximity of the Absence.

Threats. Dire warnings. Foul curses. None of it stops Moe from moving...