[ When Onni speaks to the monster, there is no understanding in its black eyes. It tilts its head, the movement utterly animal. Then it is back to snarling and thrashing against its bonds. The only thing that makes any difference at all is when Onni sings; that calms the creature enough that it at least stills. It lays on its back, panting, eyes fixed on Onni as he sings. The muscles in Nikolai's shoulders and arms remain tense, but at last it stops trying to pull free for a small time.
There are no windows in the room to allow sunrise to creep in, and yet the monster recedes as light returns to the world. The black scars fade and sink back beneath Nikolai's skin; his eyes slip shut, his lips close around shrinking fangs. His body goes boneless and relaxed.
Then Nikolai is fully himself once more, sleeping soundly on the mattress. Compared with the beast, he looks downright angelic like this, golden hair falling across his eyes, mussed from sleep. There are faint marks on his wrists and ankles from where the chains had dug into his flesh, but the places where they had been bolted to the floor and walls remain intact. ]
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There are no windows in the room to allow sunrise to creep in, and yet the monster recedes as light returns to the world. The black scars fade and sink back beneath Nikolai's skin; his eyes slip shut, his lips close around shrinking fangs. His body goes boneless and relaxed.
Then Nikolai is fully himself once more, sleeping soundly on the mattress. Compared with the beast, he looks downright angelic like this, golden hair falling across his eyes, mussed from sleep. There are faint marks on his wrists and ankles from where the chains had dug into his flesh, but the places where they had been bolted to the floor and walls remain intact. ]