At the very last moment, it occurs to Crowley to wonder whether this is such a good idea.
But then his wings are filling with air rather than slicing through it, and there's rock under his feet, at just enough of an incline not to shatter the bones of his legs with impact, and -
"Oh - "
one step (45o)
two steps (45o)
three steps (90o)
his own breakneck momentum crushing him crouching against the rock in a moment of hang-time.
And then the muscles in his legs bunch again, push off again, and launch Crowley into space, back the way he came.
A half-second ticks past, and it seems to Crowley that his brains are not decorating a desert rock. He opens his eyes.
"Yes!" comes the triumphant crowing. "Did you see that?"
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At the very last moment, it occurs to Crowley to wonder whether this is such a good idea.
But then his wings are filling with air rather than slicing through it, and there's rock under his feet, at just enough of an incline not to shatter the bones of his legs with impact, and -
"Oh - "
one step (45o)
two steps (45o)
three steps (90o)
his own breakneck momentum crushing him crouching against the rock in a moment of hang-time.
And then the muscles in his legs bunch again, push off again, and launch Crowley into space, back the way he came.
A half-second ticks past, and it seems to Crowley that his brains are not decorating a desert rock. He opens his eyes.
"Yes!" comes the triumphant crowing. "Did you see that?"