Sustainable Transmutations The Traveler Part 10

The Traveler felt himself take an involuntary step backward. He was afraid; from the depths of his being, a numbing fear spread virally as it paralyzed his body and mind. What could he do against such a foe? His mightiest weapon had no effect upon it whatsoever. There had to be something he could do. He looked at the approaching Figure now only seven steps away, back to the houses in the towns, the chains still stretching from the Father of Darkness to each of the town's inhabitants, back to the hooded Figure now only five steps away, back to the town's people...something was strange...something was wrong about what he saw...back to the advancing dark Figure, three steps away, back to the town... The chains around their necks hung loosely...loose enough even to...