Wow.That was like a punch to the gut(but in a good way).Love the poem here as well.Is the tale of the griffin and chimera a real myth? I remember Pegasus and his rider killing it,but who says their can't be more chimeras? You made me burst out laughing(its 1am here) with Angeal being afraid of a child's tale,then twisted my gut with the forshadowing you put in there.Poor Angeal... I can relate to poor Angeal's sympathy and horror toward the chimera. The story sort of reminds me of Frankenstein, I always cried for the monster,who was shunned and so lonely because he was ugly.