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Baron II It was this conviction that brought about the end of our friendship. It was also this conviction that was responsible for the evil chain of events that led to the situation I found myself in at the beginning of this story. It was difficult to locate Casper in this city now - and it was proof of my suspicions. Since he rarely ever came back to the apartment we shared, it was going to be quite difficult to locate him in the city. I decided that the smartest way to do…
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Why I Was Away I always seem to have a convenient explanation anytime I come back from one of my hiatuses, and this time I do again, although I had mentioned it in the past that I was going AWOL sooner. So what had I been up to in these months I was away? Exams. Schools resumed out of the blue more or less, and as soon as lectures began, it was obvious that we were in for a crash course of sorts. Not that we hadn't expected it - my parents practically drummed that into my…
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Baron III I couldn't take my eyes of Casper's body, which was slumped in his chair, his head and neck visible. He was dead - that was clear as day. But to think that such a gruesome act would take place - right before my eyes - was revolting. Retching, I crouched to regain my bearings. I wileof myself to vomit, to express my nausea in some other way than the scrunching on my face, but there was nothing else I could do. It just wasn't in me. So I looked back up at the duo,…
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Baron IV I had to think quick if I was going to leave this place alive. My gun wasn't silenced, but I was quite sure the walls were insulated - it was the office and home of a criminal, so I just guessed that such things would be in place. Running to the elevator, I programmed it to stop at the first floor before leaving it just as it was about to close. I grabbed a fire extinguisher, rigged it properly like I learned from years of practical jokes and suspensions in middle…
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Baron V I was having serious difficulties with standing, talk less of moving. I'd underestimated Kawasaki apparently, and - not meaning to be stereotypical or anything - I should have expected a Japanese geezer to have knowledge of one or two martial arts. It was always like that in the movies. Well, I guess now I knew to believe some of what Hollywood shows me. Not that it mattered now anyway. I still had my gun tucked in the waistband of my jeans. My right hand was…
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Justice Sees! ***[SP] Lady Justice is tired of being blindfolded***. ***** It was a moment that had been long in the making. She had thought, she had contemplated, she had questioned. There was no rationale behind the ordeal she'd been forced to pass through since time immemorial. Several times it had crossed her mind to take it up, but she had never had the courage to do so. Which made this moment more surprising to her than any of the other council members in the Hall of…
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Psychotherapy: Principium **[WP] You grip your sword tight as you size up the monstrous figure before you. "I'm sorry to interrupt," you say. "But I'm a licensed therapist, and my client wants you out of his/her head. And I assure you, I am very good at my job."** ***** Jonathan McGuire. That was my name. The name his mother, who was a single mom, gave him. She got knocked up by her highschool sweetheart after prompt, and then he left the country, cutting off all relations…
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Psychotherapy: Sequentia The monster looked at him before giving a throaty laugh, the sound mocking and menacing. After a while, it looked back at Jonathan and saw that he had a sword in his arms. "You are serious?" it asked. "Perhaps you will see that when I cut off your head," Jonathan said, eager to battle this one. "Heh, you're one of those psychotherapists or whatever they're called, aren't you?" He's encountered a Psychotherapist? Jonathan asked himself. A monster who…
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Psychotherapy: Finis Jonathan stared at Jodie for a while, unsure what to make of her. His insecurities and trust issues played up at this point, and he stood up from the chair and stepped back a bit, assessing her face for a sign of mischief. "You face off monsters in people's minds for a living and you've been doing so for more than five years. Why would you run away from lil' ol' me now?" Jonathan looked at her. "Because seeing another psychotherapist is a rare…
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Numb3rs **[WP] You can see numbers above people, telling how many people they're going to kill in their lives. You marry and have a daughter, but since the day she was born you are terrified as the number above your wife changed to 1, and the number above your daughter is really high.** ***** I always tried to treat it as a blessing rather than a curse. Since I was seven, I could see numbers above people's heads. At first I didn't know why there was a 'one' above my mother's…
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Death's Drum [WP] The drum beats boomed on all day, but it wasn't till nightfall that we found out what horrors were marching to them. ***** When we finally heard the drums, we were sitting in the village square, at the end of a festival week. The Prince had taken a new wife: Chief Emeka's daughter, Ada. Ada was a real damsel. I, as well as most of the other young ladies in the village. We all helped prep her for the wedding: coral beads, local face painting and the clothes.…
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Transition **[WP] The beings stared in horror. They were immortal. Invincible. But one of their own was no longer moving. The glow was gone from its eyes. But more horrifying was the black cloaked, ethereal figure that had entered their midst. "Ah, hello," it said, "I assume you all are new to this death thing?"** ***** February 12, 1985. The Atacama desert, Chile. "The secrets of this world are secrets for a reason." The cloaked ethereal figure that had entered our midst…
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Thanks @AngryKoala for the upvotes. It's been a while...
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Fateful Meeting **[WP] A man who poses as a hitchhiker to kill and rob the driver and a man who is known to pick up hitchhikers just to murder them are both in the same car together, both unaware of each other's plans to kill and rob one another.** ***** Route 68 was the best freeway to ply whenever I wanted to take cure of my evil, obsessive urges. Right there in my 2010Toyota Camry, my left hand reaching for the taser on my lap and dropping it repeatedly - trying to make…
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Dawn of Evil I **[WP] You feel an itch, you scratch and scratch and scratch. Your skin begins to peel off, scratching a bloody hole in your skin you find metal where there should be flesh.** ***** Friday, 13 June, 1986 For some reason my boss flared at me again today. This time, Patty from accounting was responsible, but he still wouldn't query her. The rumours say that they're having an affair, and I think it's true now. Maybe I'll write an anonymous letter to his wife with…
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The Dawn of Evil II **[WP] You feel an itch, you scratch and scratch and scratch. Your skin begins to peel off, scratching a bloody hole in your skin you find metal where there should be flesh.** ***** Monday, June 16, 1986 I unwrapped the knee as soon as I woke up, hoping, no...praying that it would be gone by the time I woke up. I was wrong. Humidity and the friction from constantly running against the that bedsheet had caused the wound to expand. Dried blood caked the…
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69 Days [WP] Yesterday I wrote the number 69 on my wrist as a joke. Today it's 68, and now it's not washing off. ***** As I downed the shot of teu8la to the cheer of the strangers in the club, I realized that I had never regretted any of my random actions as I did that particular one. Why I was so deep in regret? I had no idea, yet. But it was an innocent bit of fun, a decision taken on the spot of the moment, that had me feeling this way. But I'm getting ahead of myself.…
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apoqalyps **[WP] It's early morning, and it's time to start the daily routine: a cup of coffee, a nice breakfast, and a perimeter check to see if the tripwires left any corpses.** ****** June 24, 2029 I stretched as soon as I woke up. Yoga was good for the body, and it kept my body fit and my mind calm in these times. Finishing off, I went to brush my teeth and take a shower. These processes had been etched in my mind from the moment I started living on my own. Going to the…
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Weapon X [WP] The mutations started to appear gradually. They were subtle at first. As the mutations spread they became more significant. As an investigative reporter you discover that the mutations were not naturally occurring. The source was far more sinister. ***** "I'm Derrick Harlow reporting live from NNC, Brooklyn." I kept the smile up until the cameraman said "and... we're off." Loosening my tie, I swore quite audibly as I walked off the scene, heading towards the…