Excellent story! I could tell you struggled a bit with the word limit, but your visuals and descriptions were spot on. "It moved like an animation with half its frames lifted out" -- loved this line, especially.
I did struggle with the word limit - now *there's* an unconventional weapon. :) But I'm glad you appreciated the imagery; I tried to provide a compelling and interesting take on Change daemons that honours where they've come from while also being unique.
