Corvin launched skyward in a black blur.
The air detonated with the sound of tearing silk as the ravens began flying out of Corvin's mouth.
They filled the aisle in a swirling cyclone of death, a living night that blotted out the torchlight.
Each spectral raven moved together. Their violet eyes burning like stars in the sudden darkness.
Gasps rippled through the stands. Some spectators scrambled backward, suddenly remembering urgent business elsewhere
Others leaned in, hungry for blood and the chance to witness power exercised without restraint.
Daddy's grin faltered for the first time since he'd materialized. "The hell is this supposed to…"
The swarm dove down at Daddy.
Ravens dove in coordinated fury, talons like hooked razors. Their beaks struck his eyes and throat.
Daddy roared and swung massive fists, each blow scattering only a handful of birds before ten more replaced them.
