The Fluoride of Life

PegLateral crashed through the pocket past his concubine.

“Paul, is that you?” said Maimiti in the darkness of their home.

“Yes,” said the fairy. His pink-on-pink eyes glowed as he passed her.

“Where are you going?” she called to his back.

“They have my mother. I must complete my ascent. The Water of Fluoride will finish my transformation. I will avenge my House and save my mother. Der Tseyn-Gehilf will be born tonight,” he said to their bedroom door.

“You know where that leads. Enamel madness. An eternal collection of what…” she pleaded.

“Stop. I will happen as I have seen it. The Enamel has changed me and I know my fate,” said PegLateral.

She looked down and simply said, “Our child. You want this to…”

Paul looked back at her and said, “I want our child to just be, and that’s why PegLateral will need to kill Paul.”

She watched as Paul left forever and PegLateral left her bedroom.

Peg wept in the middle of the ceremony ground. The yellow liquid was brought to him. He closed his eyes and drank deeply. The pain was no worse.

His eyes opened and the black-on-black eyes showed no irises.

“The cleaner. He has awoken,” said Der Tseyn-Gehilf of legend.