Devin Downing > Quotes

“It’s alright. You can come out now,” the feeder called, its voice sweetly, deceivingly innocent. “Those monsters are gone. You’re safe to come out. I’ll protect you.” Chills raced down Jenevrah’s spine. The voice was so gentle, so convincing. But Jenevrah knew better. She saw the bodies. She saw the blood dripping from its chin. How could something so intelligent be consumed by such evil? The feeder paused a moment longer. “Fine! Have it your way!” it hissed, innocence replaced with rage. “Lucky for me, I like my blood boiled.”
― Devin Downing, The Dividing

“Music would mean nothing without silence.”
― Devin Downing, The Dividing

“A scream to the right, a quiet alley to the left. Jenevrah turned left and froze. A woman lay dead in the street, blood still oozing from the teeth marks on her neck.”
― Devin Downing, The Dividing

“A feeble cry pricked Jenevrah’s ears. Off to her left, a lanky figure hunched on its hands and knees, its bloody mouth buried in a young girl’s neck. A long black cloak, like devil’s wings, wrapped around the feeder. Beneath it, the poor girl was still alive. She writhed under its jaws and clawed helplessly at its back. Then, she fell still.”
― Devin Downing, The Dividing

“Two guards. A little boy. A tiny toddler. All dead. All victims of the feeders.”
― Devin Downing, The Dividing

“The thunder rocked her almost instantly, a tortured scream buried within. Jenevrah didn’t look back. Twice more, lightning illuminated the flatland, the shockwave rustling the leaves around her. Her eyes blurred with tears as she ran. She didn’t even have time to say I love you. Her last words had been You’ll die.”
― Devin Downing, The Dividing