Aery, Destroyer: Demonslayer

This story originally aired at SarahSki.com.

Aery sat on the kitchen table, watching the tiny plastic demon perched atop the microwave. It had encroached upon her territory, but had yet to make a move. She raised her head and sniffed the air. The demon carried the same scent of evil that the male giant, Daddycat, carried on him when he returned home each day, weary and worn down. This must be the creature that made Daddycat sad, so Aery was determined to catch it at an unguarded moment and strike it down.

But it was watching her. She stretched and hopped down. Her family was sitting on the couch, so she curled up on Daddycat’s lap and rested her head on his arm.

After half an hour, she rose and stalked off, taking the roundabout way to the kitchen. The tiny demon was still facing the table — perfect. Silently, she hopped up onto the kitchen counter and crept toward the microwave. The demon made no indication that it noticed her. Aery stepped onto the microwave, behind her target, inched forward, and swatted the demon off the microwave and into the trash can.

At that moment, the female giant, Mommacat, came around the corner and saw her. Aery’s heart pounded in her chest as she leaped to the floor and ran away. Mommacat didn’t chase her, so Aery turned around and watched as Mommacat pulled the tiny demon from the trash can, ran it under the water, and set it back on the microwave.

Aery waited until Mommacat rejoined Daddycat and White Devil on the couch before making her way back to the microwave. She crept up behind her target once more and as she was about to strike, she noticed something: It no longer smelled of evil. Like Daddycat, this creature was simply someone who had to spend a great amount of time around evil. Perhaps it had even assisted Daddycat in his journeys and he had brought it home to give it some rest.

She bowed her head in deference. Thank you for being a friend to my Daddycat, she said, nuzzling it.

Once more she joined her family on the couch.

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Aery, Destroyer: Nurse

Aery hopped up on the couch and nudged White Devil. Play with me.

White Devil didn’t move. I’m sleepy. Go away.

Aery swatted at the dog’s head then leaped from the couch onto the male giant’s back, causing him to shriek like the female giant when her claws pierced his skin, then dropped to the ground and ran under the table. (more…)

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Aery, Destroyer: Invasion

Aery hopped up on the back of the couch, careful not to wake White Devil, stretched, and curled up. The giants had left early in the morning, leaving the two of them to chase their destinies. They had also left fuzzy blankets on the back of the couch.

As her eyes began to close, Aery noticed something crawling along the wall above her: earwig. Without making a sound, she rose up on her hind legs and swiped the little bug with her claw. It fell to the floor, squirming, then righted itself and continued across the carpet. Aery jumped down and crept behind it. When it neared the wind-hole in the floor, she swatted it again, sending it to its demise. Satisfied, she licked her paw, then turned back to the couch. (more…)

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