The Rat King
azimodo
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  • Reads 9,067
  • Votes 640
  • Parts 27
  • Time 3h 33m
azimodo
Complete, First published Dec 28, 2017
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He dubbed himself the Rat King when he foresaw the rodents crawling on his corpse, weaving in and out of his garments like a sensation, like a disease. Now he waits for them down in the ornate sewer home he fashioned. It is a fickle thing, the premonition of one's own death. It does strange things to the mind. They think him mad. 

She is the Rat King's Mute: beautiful and hideous, alluring and repulsive, fascinating, and yet, forgettable. A complimenting conjecture.

Rumors have flourished in the dark; in those empty chasms he chose the arched halls and hidden rooms as an escape from the changing world around him. It will crumble only when the Pied Piper stops playing-and the rats return.
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Highest ranking: #345 in Paranormal 2/5/2018

Please note: violence, blood, sexual themes, and coarse language will appear in The Rat King.
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