“No matter where it’s told, or how, every version ends in sacrifice. The one I know tells of a dark-winged creature who demanded a young virgin on the eve of the blood moon. So, the ancient people offered up their most beloved, in hopes he would spare them from suffering his wrath. The problem is, the Dark-Winged One fell in love with the girl and her kind, giving heart. And he was so smitten with her that he could not take her soul. So, he called on Death himself, and ordered the angel to grant her immortality. Well, not even Death had the power, so instead, he cursed her to be reborn. And on
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