What did she feel when she shifted?    

Midnight shifted but found herself thrown back into her pathera form right after.

Still stupid, still mad

     I guess she wants to be dead

The sensation of being pushed out of the darkness was disturbing, leaving Midnight momentarily disoriented and off-balance. It was as if she had been struck by a heavy blow, yet her body remained seemingly unharmed. It was a strange dichotomy — the sprites did not harm her body but affected her still. Midnight grasped the importance of this distinction —

Listen.

Leaning against her neck, the green sprite crept forward. His words were a humming whisper in her right ear, a stark contrast to the piercing metallic screeches that had defined his voice until now.

From the darkness he will rip you, as have we.

As long as I can eat you, so can he.

With that, he sank his oversized maw around her ear and tore it right off. The searing pain brought another surge of anger, but before Midnight could retaliate, both sprites flung themselves off her, darting to her right and left flanks, where they took turns snapping at her tail mid-flight.

After you, dear friend, one bite for you and one for me

After all, she’s just so full of herself, full of stupidity

Full of herself, full of herself, and no transparency

Full of herself, full of herself, enough for everybody

Midnight flicked her tail erratically. Then, suddenly, she realised — there was no damage to her ear.

What?

The pain had been real, but the injury was not. The ear was still there. Midnight could adjust it just fine. Again, the sprites’ attacks had left no physical trace, their malevolence manifesting only as sensations in her mind.

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