Night vision

“Are you here to protect and serve the community, or yourself?” I demanded. I sent a tentacle out from under a scale to grab his arm, and the color drained from his face. To him I must have seemed like a hulking shadow, even though I could see perfectly well.

***

My focus shrank.

It was so dark out that crime wasn’t as bad as I would have thought.

I saw a man out of the corner of my eye; he was in an alley, and it looked like he was hovering over a woman who was lying on her back, covering her mouth with his hands. I could hear the sound of muffled screams.

***

Moon