Second Attempt
On the first night of the week long darkness, Maklevien dipped a piece of cloth into the bucket of paint he had prepared and blackened the metal skin of his cheek, right under the left eye. The paint covered more than the metal though, since its shape was intricate; as if scars of a two clawed beast connected through tiny streams of blood. Other Symorratics in the hall watched the process carefully. “We want our metals like the night,” Maklevien declared. “It’s time to embrace who we really are.” Sailyn, standing beside him, got the stained cloth off his hand and did the same thing to her Sanesenum, which covered half her neck and collarbone. “We are going to infiltrate the Cavebris palace.” Maklevien delivered the punchline. The crowd in the underground hall rumbled in anxiety, with questions boiled down to “Why?” “This is suicide mission,” said a young member of the party, Sanesenum on his back hidden by the loose shirt. He was the one who pushed a guard into the wall...