Eclipse

A one eyed raven on a tree. A serpent. Claws and fangs twisting in a fatal dance. The world seems to pause, and then resumes again. Bits of seconds, given, taken away. The dead tree dances a different dance. Clinging to its last leaf, but the leaf can't hold on. The night is dark, and the sky was darker. A red glow in the horizon, and screams. A little skeleton on the ground with dead flowers all around. The scent of decay lays thick among the misty ground. Worms struggle to feast on flesh…non-existent flesh. The ground shakes. The world pauses again. Sounds of shackles ring through the air. The red runs down the tree. Reptilian figure drops to feed the worms. The red glow dims. Lucent beams drop from above. The ground uncovers a shine. The raven's eyes are fixed on the prize. Drops start to fall. The leaf can't hold on any longer. The screams fade away. Yet the raven is unmoved. Dead silence…then a burst of sound, nature's howl. The raven takes flight. Eye still fixed…to come back again, on a judgment day.