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The Shadow and The Girl

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"How does it feel?" the Shadow asked, its voice nothing more than the merest whisper, "How does it feel to know that all you have done has been naught but utter futility?"
The girl did not respond. The Shadow laughed, a horrible rasping sound.
"Still, you did put on a fine show," it continued, "and I have so enjoyed feeding off of the despair that you have so generously provided."
The girl did not respond. The Shadow swirled around her as it leaned its head in closer to her face.
"However, one must wonder how you intend to continue, now that you have been driven to despair. You have nothing to hope for and no one to rely on. Truly, you are now quite pitiable."
The girl did not respond. The Shadow roiled, starting to become irritated by her lack of response.
"Hmph... are you so hopeless that you have absolutely nothing left, not even your voice?"
"No."
The girl reached up and grabbed the Shadow roughly by the jaw and pulled it downward with surprising strength. The Shadow was alarmed by this and reflexively tried to pull back, to no avail. It soon found itself face to face with the girl, staring straight into her eyes. The Shadow expected to see hatred in those eyes, sadness, even fury. Instead, in looking in those eyes, it saw... nothing. Not a hint of emotion. Not a spark of life.
The eyes of the dead yet living.
"You once told me that nothing could destroy you," the girl said, her voice even and emotionless. "You have reduced me to nothing."
The Shadows eyes widened as the implications of this statement began to sink in. The girl then smiled at it, though even that expression looked forced, never reaching farther than the edges of her lips.
"I am nothing," she said, squeezing its jaw hard enough that the Shadow felt what passed for its bones beginning to grind and fracture. "Nothing will destroy you."

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Got into one of my more goth moods when I thought of this one. I just liked the concept of some creepy shadowy being leering over something innocent looking. The story thing came afterward while I was thinking of what to put in the comments area. Both came out better than I expected them to.
As always, comments and critiques are welcomed and encouraged. I like knowing what people think of my stuff.
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I have registered in this site just to comment on your work.
I loved it, both the art and the story.

Are you going to do more with this character? I am sure there are other things that nothing can destroy.