Moonlight Over an Empty Eye Socket

For tonight’s tale, we continue our Purloined tale series. If you haven’t listened to the previous five episodes, the events of this one may leave you somewhat confused. Or maybe they won’t. This part of the tale is pretty straightforward. If you do get confused, feel free to revisit the earlier episodes in the series.             In this part of the tale, we finally have to start dealing with Goro. This Kitsune has been making a nuisance of himself since humans first started to inhabit the area. On this particular occasion, he came to the village to find out why Kensuke attempted to kill his son, Tomisaburo.             The indignant Kitsune was greeted by Daigo and Naomi, the leaders of the Wolves of the Mountain. They were socially obliged to sit there and listen to Goro go on and on about the persecutions he had been made to suffer. Most of his grievances were against Lord Eiji, the benevolent Kitsune who adopted Tomisaburo to spare him from Goro’s wrath. He prevented Goro from killing his son, and he never forgave him for that. Which makes Goro a pretty shitty father, in my opinion.              Lord Daigo and Lady Naomi, who couldn’t possibly care any less, had to listen to this pedantic little weaner of a Kitsune whine about his feelings. This soon bored them to tears. However, they become enraptured by a lone Raven circling above Goro in a menacing manner. All the wolves there hoped to see that Raven defecate on the indignant Kitsune.                  That wish is not granted. For a player that had been plotting in the depths of the earth had prepared a grotesque act of retribution for Goro. That attack was born upon wings of ebon to land upon its victim, who was damned to suffer a crippling wound. This attack proved to be so horrific and gruesome that the wolves could only watch in stunned silence as the ghastly deed reached its bloody conclusion.             This tale contains animals in distress, body horror, violence, mutilation, and apathy in the face of unimaginable suffering. Furthermore, it contains occult themes, disparaging opinions of humanity in general, and profanity. Listener discretion is advised.