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The Giants Hobby "That one looks quite good, I love how you've taken such care with the bridge of the nose." piped up Spurt, adjusting her seat upon the giant's shoulder as she watched. The child was barely more than ten years old but she had been watching the giant ever since she was old enough to walk and talk. Heedless of the warnings her mother and their village had given her she had stricken up something of a friendship with him, amazed not only at his size but at the work he constantly produced. "Thank you little one." Was the reply as he held up the giant slab of stone that was meticulously being carved into the semblance of a head, one that he had carved a thousand times before in various expressions and poses. Over the boulder he cast careful eyes, turning it this way and that in the light for them both to examine. "What should the expression be little one? I was thinking mild shock." The boulder was still for the most part featurle...

"The Monster High Above" On high the beast, through tumulous sky, did spread its azure wings and fly above the palace walls which guarded shaking forms and fearful minds. Its song of dread bellowed above eliciting from the far below collective moans of echoed fright of death to come it could bestow. Though unbeknownst to most inside those walls of stone and mortar high their lay a greater threat above the beast that circled in the sky. It's wretched form, with body wide and horrid with its writhing hide, would boggle minds and stop the hearts of those that in the castle hide. So darting 'round up in the sky, the beast from which we all would fly, was acting not as death above but savior from a darker blight. White hot fire cleft darkness twain from azure maw the light did spring and briefly shown from dark embrace a monster with the devils face. Its form was vast and warped with filth that that fell from it like ichor rain, unbl...