FYLGRADE
A galactic knight dares to publicly scorn the affections of a woman who has
witching powers, and so she transforms him into a reptilian creature, leathery
and inert. Trapped in the loathsome body, the galactic knight huddles under
the branches of a dying tree for many months. On the eve of that time of
year when the lunar panels shine most brightly in the light of the rising full
moons, the pitiful monster hears distantly the sound of drums and trumpets.
It raises its heavy snout and sees the glittering Perlie Court as they process
through the fields of lunar panels, blessing the farmers’ electrons. All across
the countryside the radioactive company wanders and so at last comes to the
place where the space knight wallows in his bestial form. As their music fades
into the distance, the Perlie Queene sits on the grass, strokes the monster’s
leathery skin and softly sings. Then this tough skin that covers the knight
splits and falls away, so that the young man emerges clean and whole again.
He starts to thank the Perlie Queene for his kindness but before the handsome
galactic space knight can speak, the Perlie Queene fades into the light of dawn,
returning via the nearest magic gate to the etherfield from whence he came.
