ALT “𝗥𝘂𝘂𝗨𝘂𝗨𝘂𝗨𝘂𝗛… 𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼? 𝗜𝘀 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗢𝗗?” ~ IT After months of relentless hunting and an abnormal surge in gluttony, the celestial bodies finally began to align. Pennywise knew what time had come. The 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 was upon him. His 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 had awakened, and years of accumulated hunger and anticipation were finally reaching their breaking point. There was only one creature he wanted. One particular human, somewhere beyond the darkness. Ruh. And should she refuse him, he would remind her that he had already taken an entire world from her once before. He would not be denied. Not tonight. Not when the heavens themselves had seemingly ordained this crimson occasion. Burning with an ancient, unnatural fever, the hungry god made his way toward Ruh's home on All Hallows' Eve. The stars were aligned. The Deadlights were stirring. And the fever was rising.
ALT Within all his rot and wickedness, the starving Devourer had not forgotten to bring offerings for his little puppet. A generous gesture, really. Though generosity was hardly the intention. He tossed the treats in her direction with all the regard one might give a stray animal, taking particular delight in the humiliation of it. After all, what were a few sweets between a god and his favorite little nuisance? There was just one small detail. The candy was tucked inside a human head. He had brought himself a treat, too. He even had a name for them: “SweetMEATs!”
ALT 𝐒𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐊. 𝐆𝐋𝐊. 𝐆𝐔𝐋𝐏. 𝐇𝐒𝐒𝐒𝐒𝐒𝐒… 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇. Affected by Pennywise's Astral Fever, Ruh had fallen partially under the Deadlights' spell. Forced to kneel before him, she fought desperately against the unnatural command. Her tongue moved despite her disgust, dragging across the burning surface of the Deadlights. The crimson light stung with an almost unbearable intensity. The longer the exposure continued, the more violently the light pulsed beneath her tongue. Even the very smell of it was unbearable. Her nostrils ached, as though she were breathing nothing but fire. And Pennywise found the entire spectacle terribly amusing.
