A Tribute

Madi had to be put to sleep this week. Few people know it's life story...

Once a upon a time, there was a group of people mining into the mountains of Moria, and they dug deeply and greedily. They awakened something in the deep, something not fit for the surface of the world. But it came out into the world and then came upon a hideous creature addicted to the One Ring. These two beings got together and had offspring. Amazingly enough, the first one to come out was even rejected by its parents. It lived as a homeless, abused creature, until one day, this Mother Theresa figure, henceforth just referred to as Mom, received a call about a missing cat. Mom answered the call, trying to find her own moderately ugly lost cat, but instead was just presented with this thing. She took it in and cared for it more than most people care for creatures that have not escaped from Tartarus. It haunted that house for a handful of years, until its equivalent of a heart stopped beating. My theory is that it ran out of food, since it only feeds on the souls of small children. In the end, we tried to cremate it, but the fire had no effect. Looking on the bright side, even though it has passed away, it has become much more pleasant to be around ever since.