Master

Look into the dark

And see into the unknown

Shadows flit across the ground

Dangerous, blinding you to reality

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Behind you footsteps fall

Descending upon the cobblestones

Coming for you, calling for you

Your heart skips a beat

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Closer and closer

Following you forever

Can you out pace the Master?

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A hand slips around your shoulders

A chill creeps down your spine

A man with blood red lips walks with you

Side by side

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Your eyes are drawn to his

Their cold, calculating glare

Your breath catches in your throat

And all you can do is stare

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Closer and closer

Following you forever

Can you out pace the Master?

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He pulls his lips together, a tight grimace

Two white, sharp points jut out

You gasp as you realize who this is

Caught, you freeze like a mouse in a cat's paw

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He holds you in his arms

Pulling you to him

You tilt your neck, your throat is bare

He opens his mouth wide and…