"There are unnatural things that feed on every part of a vibrant living natural creature," Lady Umbersmith said. "Blood. Bone. Fat. Salt. But only one type of being in the world is known to possess a soul. Humans. And there is one type of being who feeds on human souls. I suppose in this country, the closest word for it would be 'ghoul.'"
A medical examiner is in the midst of investigating an inexplicable—and maybe supernatural—mass murder when her favorite detective disappears.
Find out what happens in this episode of Storyfeather.
Genres: Horror, Mystery
Storyfeather Shared Universe: This story shares characters from the Season One episode called "Who Is Sylvia?" The characters and that first episode's framework situation were based on the Shakespeare play called "Two Gentlemen of Verona."
CREDITS
Story: "Where Is Speed's Shadow?" Copyright © 2015 by Nila L. Patel
Music:
"Mysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat" by Digital Emotions
Music by Rafael Archangel
"So Cold"
"Smoke"
Music by Nctrnm
"Escapade"
Music by Komiku
"Where you hear the prayer (McGuffin theme)"
"Tension"
Music by ROZKOL
"Go then, there are other worlds than these"
Music by Lee Rosevere
"Snakes"
Music by ROZKOL, Nctrnm, and Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0
Music by Rafael Archangel and Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License
Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Rafael Archangel, Nctrnm, ROZKOL, Komiku and Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com
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Email: nila@storyfeather.com
