March 12, 2025

An Angel Rises - A Shocking Return?!

An Angel Rises - A Shocking Return?!

A new Angel of Death, with supernatural strength, a mystical sword, and a thirst for justice, hunts criminals. Detective Drake Kazmierczak won’t let history repeat itself. Who is she? What secrets does she hold? Can she be stopped before her crusade darkens?

An Angel Rises by Rob Fields

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A new Angel of Death has risen, with supernatural strength,

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a mystical sword, and a thirst for justice. She hunts

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the criminals who evade the law. Who is she? What

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secrets does she hold? And can she be stopped before

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her crusade turns into something even darker? What's that? You

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want to be scared her? To come with me? He

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will experience tales over opera, who, ghosts and death. It

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is not recommended in the foot of week at our

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heart listeners, in the dark, it's more fun at that

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way way. This is Weekly Spooking. Hello, my spookys, It's Wednesday,

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and you know what that means. It's time for a

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little spooky in your weekly I'm your host and narrator,

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Enrique Kuto, and tonight is a night many of you

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long time Weekly Spooky listeners have been waiting for because

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you see in Strickfield, a new Angel of Death has

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risen and believe you me, things are about to get very,

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very messy. But before we get into that story, I

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now it's time for the topic at hand, because we

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have a dark night ahead of us. Justice and vengeance, well,

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sometimes it's hard to tell them apart. The law is

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supposed to keep the world in order to stop the

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bad guys before they can hurt anyone else. But what

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happens when the law fails, when the criminals walk free,

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untouched and unpunished. Well, for a long time in Strickfield,

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the Angel of Death was what happened. But after Fagan Devereaux,

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the Angel of Death was arrested and put in prison.

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All of a sudden, more criminals are dying. So who's

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behind this? Well we'll find out. After this an angel

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rises by Rob Fields. The rejuvenation bath in the Secret

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Cavern is almost at its peak. I'm completely naked as

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I step into the awaiting waters. I can already feel

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the power of the bath as I descend until I'm

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completely submerged. I haven't felt the powers of the bath

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in so long. I'm becoming revitalized with fantastic new energy.

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I can literally feel my muscles expanding. I feel myself

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becoming more and more powerful when I breathe the water

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into my life lungs. I must remain underneath the waters

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until the impurities I've accumulated through the years are completely purged,

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and then I finally feel the sudden surge of being

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fully revitalized. I resurface and see the glowing crystals that

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illuminate this magnificent cavern. The water in the bath is

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the cleanest and clearest there is. I remain in the

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waters a bit longer before I finally come out. The

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water drips from my naked body. Why did I initially

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choose to go for so long in forsaking the powers

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given to me by the point is I've returned and

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am using the Bath's powers again. This cavern has been

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in our family for many generations. Now I am the

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last in my bloodline. I move to the altar and

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find the costume I designed. I can't even begin to

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tell you how wonderful it feels when I put it on.

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Now I'm nearly covered from head to toe. Only my

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raven hair is exposed. To complete the outfit, I lift

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my sword from the altar. My sword was forged from

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the very same crystals that line this cavern. Now it's

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time to put it to use once again. I leave

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these caverns now and assume the duties that were vacated

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by my predecessor, Reagan Devereaux. Where one door closes, another

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one opens. I've been reading the Strickfield Journal and watching

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the news for a while now. I recently learned that

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a known serial killer and rapist by the name of

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Richard Rocco Granite has been free for quite some time.

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The police have yet to track him down. Doing careful

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detective work, I determined that Granite is hiding out on

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the south side of Pendleton. He has a younger girl

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he's been staying with. I'm perched up in the tree

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and looking into his window as the two of them

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lay in bed together. You dare live freely when you've

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destroyed or ruined so many other lives. With the power

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granted to me from the bath, I spring from the

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branch and crash right through the window. Mary Beckman screams

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as Granite reaches for his gun at the same time

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I draw my sword. He doesn't even have his gun

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half way aimed at me. When I relieve him of

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both his weapon and his hand. Granite looks at his

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lack of an appendage in complete surprise, before screaming at

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the realization that he's losing blood at an alarming rate.

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He slumps back down, and the white sheets become crimson fast.

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Even his companion's scantily clad body become soaked. I approached

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the bed and look down at Granite. Is this how

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your victims felt before you killed or violated them? Beckmann

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looks up at me with hateful eyes, You bitch, and

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how often have you harbored this fugitive? I answered back,

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but no longer. I raise my sword, and now Richard

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Granite and Mary Beckmann let the punishment fit the crime,

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and without further hesitation, I drive my sword through Granite's heart.

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I feel the end come out his back and penetrate

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the mattress all the way into the box spring. He

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only jerks for a moment before his life is mine.

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Seeing Beckmann moving in a futile attempt to jump at me,

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I quickly lift and remove the sword from Granite's body.

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I whirl the handle fast and drive my weapon through

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her heart as well. She remains on her knees and

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gasps once before coughing up blood. I yank my blade back.

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Soon she falls on top of her man and dies

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with him. Now I remove a Manila envelope from my

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pack and empty the contents all over them photographs of

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victims that Granite claimed, Richard Granite and Mary Beckay. And

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we're not my first claims overall, but they are the first.

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In a new chapter, a new era, I am the

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Angel of Death now perspective, Drake Kasmarak every day seems

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so mundane anymore. Honestly, I really don't know where things

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are in my life right now. I originally came to

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Strickfield to find and end the Angel of Death years ago.

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She killed Annie Judge, the first woman I loved. Little

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did I realize that Annie's killer was the college intern

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who was assigned to me, Rage Devereux. I fell in

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love with her upon seeing her. I really thought things

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were turning around for me, especially when I felt she

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cared for me too. I wanted to give Rage everything

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I had to offer, eventually asking her to marry me.

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All that went out the window when I learned Rage

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was the angel of death. Normally I'd have arrested Rage

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on the spot, but I loved her so much I

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didn't want to lose her. I was actually willing to

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look the other way since she had only killed bad people.

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Rage had a breakdown and told me I had to

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arrest her. Reluctantly, I did as she asked. I was

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still willing to be with her when she was sentenced

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to life at the glen View Correctional Facility outside of

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North Ridgeway on Christmas Eve. She ended things with me

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once and for all. Where do I go from here? Now?

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It seems like I get up in the morning, come

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into work, and then go back home and do nothing.

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I keep trying to pick up the pieces. After Rage,

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I knew what I needed to do after Annie was over?

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But what do I do after Rage Drake? I look

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up from my own thoughts and see Uncle Jeffrey, the

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chief of Strickfield PD. We glance at each other for

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a moment before he motions for me to step into

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his office. I come in and sit in front of

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his desk. When he sits behind it, he shows me

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the Strickfield Journal, as if I'm getting the answer I need.

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I gasp when I see the front story, Angel of

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Death returns. I read the article and see that within

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one week this person claiming to be I look up

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at Uncle Jeffrey. He nods once and tells me I

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already called glen View Drake. It ain't Reagan Devereaux. I

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got positive ideas from several officials there that she's still

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quite happy with being locked in her cell, including her

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own mother, who's visiting with her right now. He sighs. No,

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whoever this is, I'm afraid it's an entirely new killer

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looking to succeed Rage. I suddenly stand up and slam

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my fists down on his desk. This person has no right.

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Uncle Jeffrey doesn't even flinch. I didn't want to assign

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you this case because I knew how you'd react, but

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you knew i'd get you to give it to me

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anyway I finish for him. You might be right, he agrees.

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I know you're a mess kid. Maybe giving you this

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case will help you get your head back into your

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life again. I can get you a new partner if

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you know. I interrupt fast. This one's mine. Just be careful, Drake,

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Remember this new angel ain't rage, He tells me. There's

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no way to know how far this one will go.

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I leave the office knowing I need to stop whoever

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is trying to copycat rage. Looking at another article in

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this morning's paper, I have a pretty good idea who

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she'll target next. How do I know this angel is

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a She call it a gut feeling. Don't go away, weekly,

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Spooky will be right back. Perspective Angel. I'm ready for

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another night after I've submerged myself in the bath. Tonight,

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I'm looking for Tony Carlito. I've been reading about him

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in newspapers and seeing stories about him on TV. It

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seems no matter how many times this drug lord has

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been arrested, the charges never seemed to stick. Each and

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every time the judge always dismisses the case in every instance,

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citing the lack of credible evidence. What more is needed

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to convict this cold, unfeeling, soulless monster. Multiple lives have

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been lost or forever altered because of Carlito's drugs. I

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already began my crusade against him by claiming his lawyer,

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who was most instrumental in Carlito's freedom. If removing Carlito's

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attorney didn't get his attention, then killing his wife sure did.

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Since she was willing to live in luxury at the

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expense of the lives her husband corrupted or ended, then

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she herself was just as guilty. I even left photographs

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for Carlito to see. I'm just outside his house on

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the east end of Strickfield. Carlito must know I'm coming

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for him, since he's got guards posted outside each door.

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No doubt he'll have more inside. Carlito won't have to

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wait for me long. His judgment shall be carried out immediately.

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I moved swiftly towards the house and draw my blade.

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The two henchmen guarding the front entrance don't see me

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until it's much too late, but by then their blood

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begins quenching the thirst of my sword. They never even

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get to fire their weapons. I make my way to

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the back and claim the henchman there. My predecessor would

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never have done what I'm doing. I'm certain she would

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have just targeted Tony Carlito himself and claimed him when

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he least expected it. I prefer the direct approach. I

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enter the house and move with grace and elegance as

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I continue to slake my blades thirst with the lives

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of those who serve Carlito. My predecessor had her own

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skill set, and I have mine. I continue to slay

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those who would serve Carlito. If any of them knew

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what was good for them, they would escape and never

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look back. This is likely the only way they would

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avoid judgment. However, they aren't that intelligent. Now I stand

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before Tony Carlito as he sits in his recliner in

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his extravagant bedroom. He doesn't even look on me with

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fear as I stand ready to claim him. He knows

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I've slain his people and is the only one left.

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I merely await his movement to know how I'm going

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to destroy him. As he continues to look upon me.

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I remove the two Manila envelopes from my pack and

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dump the contents onto the floor for him to see.

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He only smiles a little as he sees the photographs

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of how many of his victims looked when the police

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found them. He'll likely be another photograph when the police

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find his body. Yahora, Tony, Carlito, Tel Castigo, Sey aggste

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argimen I tell him. Carlito is quickly to his feet

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after pulling an automatic weapon out from behind his chair.

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I move to him, flipping and blocking his bullets with

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my blade. He's showing me his teeth when he sees

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I'm still coming. The last sound he ever makes is

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his roar of determination to put me down. The last

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sound he hears is the click at knowing his magazine

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is empty. The last thing I'm sure he sees briefly

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is how high he quickly ascends into the air after

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I've separated his head from his body with a swift

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swipe of my blade. However, I only begin to watch

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the body slowly descend to the floor when I feel

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someone else is near perspective. Drake kasmarak, God, damn it,

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I'm too late. At last, I finally see the woman.

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At least I was right in that fact. So many

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photographs on the floor, Like Raid, She's leaving those for

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the police when her victims are found. But Rage never

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carried a sword or wore a full red and black costume.

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The only thing that's not covered by her outfit is

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her long, dark hair. It's like I'm in a goddamn

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comic book here. The woman has her sword raised in

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front of her. If I didn't know better, I'd swear

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the blade was glowing a little. Her eyes are covered

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by what looks like mirrors. She can see me, but

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I can't see her. She has a more athletic build

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than Rage, but nowhere near as well endowed. I aim

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my gun at her. I am not letting you do this.

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I tell her. The Angel of Death is finished, you

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hear me, finished? The work will never be finished, Detective Kasmarak,

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She says, calmly. I promise you, if you succeed in

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killing me, there will always be another angel. Will you

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be able to stop all of us? Just drop the

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sword and come along quietly, I order her. You know

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that's not going to happen, she replies. You will never

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take me alive. You gonna kill me the way you

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did Carlito. I yell, you're innocent, she answers, You're not

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deserving of my wrath. I've got to take a chance here.

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You're not following Rage Devereaux. If you don't drop the sword,

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I'll stop you by any means necessary. I mean it,

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don't make me kill you. There's a long silence between us.

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None of us makes a move. That sword's really getting

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under my skin with how it glows. Where the hell

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did she get such a weapon? For that matter, where

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does she come from and who trained her? Even Rage

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couldn't do the thing this woman's doing. Why the hell

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would you follow Rage? I yell? Even you must know

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that criminals continue to prey on innocence, she tells me. Still, calm,

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Your inferior system of law continues to put criminals back

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on the streets. Such people have no regard for other lives.

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They deserve to die, Drake. If you the law can't

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stop them, then the angel of death will I shake

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my head. You are not the angel of death. You're

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not picking up after Rage again, Detective Casmarak, how will

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you stop me? She asks again? Calm, I run at her.

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She waits for me to approach. When I'm almost to her,

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she tosses her sword into the air. Then she leaps

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right up onto my shoulders, springs off from them, and

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flips to reclaim her weapon. Just as I'm turning around,

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She's right there behind me. The next thing I know,

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she easily snatches my gun with such speed and does

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a backflip away from me. I'm about to go for

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my second gun in the back of my jeans when

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I feel the bullet hit me square in the chest. Perspective, Angel,

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I really messed up. I've been away from my game

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for far too long. I was too eager to destroy

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Tony Carlito that I never thoroughly checked the house for others.

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Carlito had a second woman he was intimate with. It

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was this woman who suddenly appeared and fatally shot Detective Casmarak.

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I quickly swiped my crystalline dagger and beheaded her as well. However,

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I couldn't just leave the detective there to bleed out.

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He didn't deserve to die, especially because of a mistake

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I made. I've never brought an outsider into these caverns,

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but even if it means my own downfall, I must

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right this wrong. Naked, I enter the bath once more.

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This time, however, I carry the detective into the waters

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with me, for only they can right my wrong. I

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had to use special herbs to keep him alive until

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I could submerge him within the waters. I watch his

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wounds heal up. Soon he'll awaken. He'll easily see me

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without my costume. For a brief moment, I let Detective

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cosmaraks sink below the waters to finish the healing process.

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Then he suddenly resurfaces and finally sees me. What is

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this place, he demands. Then he realizes he's quite naked

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in the bath with me. I couldn't let you die,

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I tell him simply. Drake immediately understands you are not

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rage you won't replace her. I won't let you. He

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sees me leave the bath. Drake quickly swims to follow me.

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Now there truly is nothing between either of us. He

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tightens his fists. I won't let you. I tighten mine.

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I know you won't, I whisper before I strike and

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knock him unconscious. Perspective Drake kasmarak no. I yell and

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quickly sit up to find I'm in my apartment in

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my bed. I remember being shot and go look in

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the mirror. I can't believe it. I know I was shot.

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Then I remember being in that cave with those glowing crystals,

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and I was in that warm, clear water. I don't

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know what was in that water, but it felt so wonderful.

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Then I remember something else. I've seen that young woman

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who wore that costume. I've seen that young woman's face.

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I know exactly what she looks like in every detail.

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Then I realize there's no gray in my hair, whatsoever.

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I look like I'm at least ten years younger. I

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shake my head quickly. No, I'm not believing that those

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waters did that to me. What I do believe is

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that I must find that young woman and bring her down.

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I got to find her again and stop her. You

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will not be another rage. I vow you will not

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be another angel of death. But you want to know

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what's really eating away at me right now? Somehow, deep down,

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I feel I actually know that young woman from somewhere. Now,

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thanks to that young woman, I have a purpose. I

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will not rest until I find you again, and I

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will stop you. Well, my spooky is I know, much

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like myself, many of you have a fondness for Rage

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Devereaux and the Angel of Death. It appears someone or

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something is running with her concept and taking it to

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darkly deeper territories. Make sure you're subscribed because this story

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will unravel more and more as time goes on. You

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could take that to the bank. Of course, they won't

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know what to do with it when you're there, but

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they do often have free suckers, so get one of those.

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