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ide the house, gazing
in through the uncovered window. His long, flowing hair, white
as new fallen snow, caught the soft light of the moon. The enor-
mous wings, the color of his hair veined with streaks of silver,
were folded close along his well-muscled back. His hands were
guantleted in leather, fingerless gloves. The light coming
through the window from inside the house glinted off of the sharp
metal spikes that lined the knuckles. His feet were shod in much
the same way with soft leather boots, spiked with the same
strange gleaming black metal. Other than these, his only attire
was a simple loincloth held around his waist by a wide, thick
leather belt. From this belt hung a large black sword,
sheathed in a scabbard of gleaming, emerald, green scaled hide
adorned with a row of five unknown gemstones. His eyes were the
eyes of a creature of darkness. The dark red irises were wide,
allowing none of the white surrounding them to be seen. The
pupils were oblong, almost cat-like.
He stared intently through the window, content that the
smaller creatures within could not see him. He was careful that
none of the light from within fell directly upon him. He
remained motionless, d
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