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Jan. 28, 2026

BANNED! Part 4: Blizzard Horror Convention Slasher Finale

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BANNED! Part 4 traps the surviving horror-convention guests with the snowbound slasher for the miniseries’ final confrontation.

Winter slasher horror, murder mystery, and survival terror collide in the final chapter of BANNED! as the High Point Ski Lodge disappears under a relentless blizzard and the Horror Snow-In reaches its breaking point.

With the body count climbing and the storm sealing every road out, the killer’s plan shifts from lurking to finishing—dragging the weekend toward a confrontation nobody can walk away from unchanged. Headliner Vickie Valentine is pushed past her limits as something dangerous inside her threatens to surface, and the lodge’s desperate leadership makes choices that turn panic into chaos.

Part 4 delivers the payoff: reveals, reckonings, and a snowbound endgame where the truth finally steps out of the shadows… and the word BANNED stops being a message and becomes a sentence.

Banned! - Part 4 — by Rob Fields

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He was never just in the crowd. He was right

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there the whole time. The mask drops, the ropes tightened,

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and Robbie Reddin finally reveals what he really came to collect.

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But Vicky Valentine isn't his prize now, she is his reckoning.

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What's that you want to be scared? He come with me.

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He will experience tales of O O ghosts and it

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is not recommended for the weeded heart listeners in the

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dark park. It's more funny that way way. Wait, this

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is Weekly Speaking.

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Hello, my spooky is It's Wednesday, and you know what

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that means. It's time for a little spooky in your Weekly.

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I'm your host and narrator, Enrique Kuto, and I hope

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you're doing well out there, and if you're like me,

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I hope you're not too buried in snow. We happen

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to get over a foot of snow, which is pretty

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unheard of. But don't worry. The snow isn't the only

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thing that's chilling here tonight as we bring you the

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grand finale of our Winter mini series Band. But before

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we get to that, I want to say thank you

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all so very much for joining us, and especially those

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as for tonight, imagine you've made it to the final

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night of a horror convention, Tucked inside a ski lodge,

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warm lights, crowded hallways, laughter that sounds off outside a

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blizzard rages so hard it erases the road home in side.

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Something worse is erasing people, because the killer who started

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this weekend in whispers isn't whispering anymore. The lodge is

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packed with witnesses, the panic is spreading, and the next

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move isn't just another attack, It's the endgame.

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And somewhere in that.

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Storm, between the frozen pines and the locked doors, something

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ancient inside one of our survivors is waking up.

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So buckle in last time.

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On Band two, more of the first Annual Horror snow

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In staff have been found brutally murdered and the word

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banned carved into them. Patrons are getting scared and checking

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out of the lodge, taking their chances with the raging

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blizzard outside. Robbie Redden, the Killer makes himself known by

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commandeering the ski lodge's PA system and telling both the

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convention promoter, David Mellikant and horror starlet Vicki Valentine that

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he's coming for both of them. When bedone debreer, Vicki's

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handler tries to stick by her, Melicant brings him into

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the meeting room and closes the door, locking Vicky out.

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Shortly after, she finds bedone beaten badly and bloody, making

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it clear Mellikant has gone crazy. Vicki vows to stop him,

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but a distraction allows him to attack her and render

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her unconscious. And where is Robbie Redden? In all of

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this find out now in the thrilling conclusion to band

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by Rob Fields Late Saturday Night Perspective, Robbie Reddin, wakey, wakey.

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It sure took forever for Darcy Heart to wake up.

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It didn't matter since she was tied up and gagged.

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She was all high and mighty back in Ridgeway Heights

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after taking my money and refusing to give me what

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I paid for. Yes, Darcy, I assure you I'm quite

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all right, I told her when she saw me. She

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tried to talk, but the gag was making things difficult. Okay,

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I'll remove the gag. I raised my finger, but don't

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bother calling for help. Believe me, nobody's gonna hear you,

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not where we are. After I removed the gag, Darcy

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glared at me. She looked so strange. How much makeup

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did Darcy get for Enrique Kuto's movie?

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Be Done?

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What's going on? What? What are you doing? I gave

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Darcy such a smile. Let me show you something. Then

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I removed my beard and hair.

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Be doone?

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You are, Robbie Redden, I laughed, bingo. Also, I suppose

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it never occurred to you to try unscrambling beatone debreer

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to find my real name?

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Did it?

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I knelt down in front of her. Now I finally

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have you, Darcy. I am not Darcy Hart. You imbecile?

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She yelled, Of course you are. I said, you really

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thought i'd buy it when you said you were a

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porn star.

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It did.

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It'd surprise me that you sold nude picks at your table.

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Then I focus, but why horror, Darcy? Look, Ernie's movie

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Night was terrible, but I really loved it. You even

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said in interviews that you hate horror? Why do movies

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with Enrique Kuto and the Corgan Twins. Then you even

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left the country to film that zombie remake. He won

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all those Fangoria chainsaw awards. Hell, you even pulled off

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a huge upset and won a Golden Globe. She changed

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the subject, what did you do to Melikant? I laughed

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that idiot Dave knocked you out for me. After that,

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I knocked his ass out. Now I've got both of you,

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just like I said I would. You already know why

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I want you, I pointed to Dave. But this piece,

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he says, shit here. I made myself calm down again.

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I drove to the Ridgeway Heights Horror con to get

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your autograph and a selfie. After I gave you my money,

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you wouldn't sign my movie or give me the selfie.

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Then your handler, Kat Witherspoon called her husband, James Turner over.

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No matter how much I tried to explain everything, they

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just wouldn't listen. Imagine if you drove over two hours

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just to get ripped off. Now, Dave was screaming at

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me through his gag. I made sure I tied him

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up good. He was so crazy he'd probably have brought

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the entire ski lodge right down on everybody. I pointed

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right at him. You really didn't recognize me, you fucking idiot.

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I asked him.

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Surprise. I'm Robbie Reddin. Guess I ain't such a pussy after.

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All, huh.

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I flexed my arms after my back was repaired in

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an experimental surgery courtesy of mirror technologies, I worked on

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bulking up. You can't imagine how great this feels. Being

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strong that and I'm finally finally getting my revenge on

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the both of you. Then Darcy called out, tell me, Reddin,

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how did you take over the PA system When you

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were with me in the lobby. I laughed a little easy.

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I set up another smartphone at the PA mic. It

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went off when I sent the signal from my own phone.

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Its Wi Fi only and a burner, so can't be

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tracked back to me. Quite clever, she complimented me. I

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looked back at my grand prize. Seriously, Darcy, how did

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you get to be such a cold, unfeeling bitch? You

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proved that day you don't give a shit about your fans.

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You think changing your name changes your past. The past

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may be the past, but it's still there. All you

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had to do was just give me what I paid for,

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and none of this would have happened. Darcy sighed again.

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You are mistaken about me, but you are correct about

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my not caring, because once I am free, you will

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regret not killing me when you had the chance. Perspective

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Vicki Valentine Robbie Redden caresses the side of my face.

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Even though you did what you did, Darcy, I don't

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think I can kill you. Just having you will be

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way better than your signature. I look him in the face.

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What will it take to make you understand that I

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am not Darcy Heart? I never even met you until

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this weekend? Did I not promise you autographed pictures and

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selfies on Sunday? Reddin shakes his head quickly and screams,

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stop lying to me. He stands up quickly and grabs

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a club with blood on it. He raises it above

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his head to strike me. I do not scream or

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beg for my life. I am a proud Gorgon warrior

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and will die with honor. Now I feel the pain

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of knowing that Bethany will learn of my death and

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how it will devastate her. But Reddin ceases just before

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the weapon makes contact with my head. Really, you're not

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even gonna beg me to spare you. I will never

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give you the satisfaction, you pathetic little fool. None of

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my people would had they still lived. If you wish

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to end my life, then do so and cease your

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petty threats. Reddin gets this demented smirk. Oh no, I'm

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definitely keeping you. You shall never truly keep me, I

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promise him I would claim your very head first. He

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points a shaky finger at me. You know that's actually

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not a bad idea. Reddin moves to David Mellikant and

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grabs him by his hood. When Reddin pulls him to

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his feet, I can see Mellikant has been beaten. His

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bloody lip and black eye confirm this. I would congratulate

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Reddin for giving Melikant the beating he deserved, so long

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as he did not bind the fool in order to

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do it. After he shoves Melikant into a chair, he asks, hey, Dave,

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remember what you wrote on my forehead before you shoved

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me in front of that delivery truck. When Melikant doesn't reply,

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Reddin picks up a mirror he had on the table. No, well,

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I'll show you. He holds the mirror in front of Melikant.

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Just like the other members of his staff that were slain,

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the head of this convention now has the same word

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carved into his own chest band. Reddin chuckles, just wait

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until the police finds you, Dave dead. With my handiwork

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on your chest. Hell, I'm being kind to you considering

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what all you did to me. Now, Reddin removes Melikant's gag.

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I'm gonna fucking kill you. You hear me, you pussy,

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You are dead dead. Reddin shakes his head just a little.

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You ain't doing shit all tied up like that. But

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I'll let all this go if you return my one

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hundred and forty dollars that I paid for Darcy Hart Here,

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Reddin returns to me. You are such a beautiful woman.

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I got a cabin out in the middle of nowhere

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where nobody'll ever find me. I'll keep you there, just

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the two of us. Do you think in time maybe

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you could well? I laugh scornfully. I would never give

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my body to you, not even to preserve my own life.

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I'm a married woman, and I will never break my

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vows to my wife. Reddin's eyes grow wide when I

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finally break the ropes securing my wrists. He cries out.

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When I lay hold of his throat. He tries to

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remove my hand. But even with all of the physical

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training he's done, a gorgon female is still his superior.

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I shove him away with enough force to make him

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stagger back and tumble over the table. I quickly unbind

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my ankles. Upon returning to my feet, I am with

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determination to avenge myself. Melikan's eyes become wide when he

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sees how easily I leap up and on to the table.

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As Reddin turns to his feet. I easily flip from

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the table and land gracefully before him. Before he can

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think of what to do next, I utter my battle

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cry and strike him hard in the face. He staggers

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and falls to the floor. Know that you are trapped

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in here with me, I say with satisfaction. Reddin is

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quickly back to his feet and comes at me. He

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takes me down to the floor and tries to place

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his hands around my neck. But I utilize my training

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and chop both sides of his own neck, making him

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cry out. I return to my feet and unleash a

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blow at his mid section. Redden groans and falls to

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his knees. Then I hear David Melikant groan as well.

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I really do not wish to save him, but to

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not do so would be murder.

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For my part.

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While I have slain many enemies and usurpers who have

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come before me in the night, Realm Melikant is merely

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a selfish mortal and not deserving of death by my hands.

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Even letting Reddin have him to satiate his own vengeance

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violates my code as a Gorgon warrior. Reddin forces himself

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back to his feet and sees how determined I am.

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You will never best Veranda again. When I finish with you,

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you will learn that I am indeed not Darcy Hart.

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He screams and comes at me again. I utter another

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battle cry and go at him myself. He soon learns

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that he is overmatched against me. I suppose that I

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am drunken with the thrill of battle, for I have

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not engaged in such since life asked Halloween. In the

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night realm, I stun Redden with a bare foot to

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his stomach. I do not allow him to fall, however,

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Instead I catch him and throw him up against a

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wall near by. I feel myself continuing to grow stronger

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and change more into my monster form. I will relish,

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rendering Reddin to stone. He tries one more time to

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strike me, but I anticipate his blow and step aside.

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When he starts passing by me, I grab hold of

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his jacket and easily cast him over the table. He

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slams into the opposite wall and falls. I spring upon

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the table again and squat to look down upon him.

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David Melikant cannot believe what he has witnessed from me. Yield, Reddin,

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I command him, yield, for I shall while not demand

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it again, Reddin manages to sit up and points at me.

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Fuck you.

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I leap from the table and land beside him. He

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quickly moves and crawls underneath the table to the opposite side.

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From there, he moves to the door and exits. If

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he truly wishes to make this difficult, then so be it.

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Jesus Christ. Melechant yells when the open door allows the

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blowing storm to come in. Be silent, imbecile. I return.

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I see a standing coat rack. After removing the coats,

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I break off the hangers.

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Perfect.

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Now Veranda has a weapon in this staff. Are you

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fucking serious? He yells, You're going out there dressed like

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a slut, and you got no shoes on. Indeed, I

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assure him. I do not look upon him, but feel

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his expectant look. Well, come on, bitch, untie me get

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me the hell out of these ropes.

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Ow shit.

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Clearly he has forgotten the word that Reddin carved upon

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his flesh. I'll help you look for that pussy. I know.

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When I find him, I do a gorgon maneuver with

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my new staff and make Melichant cry out when the

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end nearly makes contact with his face. Jesus, what's your problem?

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You will be still until I return for you, I

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tell him. Then ready my staff and follow Reddin out

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into the storm. I gasp when my bare feet touched

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the snow. The winds and the blowing sleet do not

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turn me back. I have been in the Mortal Realm

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long enough to know that a being from here would

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die from this storm wearing only what I am wearing. Fortunately,

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my feet will not become frostbit nor numb. Tracking Redden

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shall not prove difficult as long as I am vigilant

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in following his tracks. Hum, I think the winters of

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the Mortal Realm are definitely something to indulge in. I

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brace myself when a huge gust seeks to make me fall.

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I can feel my deep red coils that are my

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hair being thrashed everywhere. I stop when I see the

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deer that stands before me. It reminds me of fond

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days hunting for my prey prior to the hell weaver

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invading my realm. But as this creature stares at me,

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I know that I shall allow it to live. I

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move on and continue my hunt for Robbie Reddin. As

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for that building, I know exactly where we are now.

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It's where people wait for the cable cars that take

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them across the canyon and to the ski hills on

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the other side. Bethany told me this as we were

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packing to go to our separate events. Goodness, I feel

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that I am being seduced by the charms of this

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wintry paradise. I would enjoy the snowstorms and the hunting

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if these were my lands, I could truly live free

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as a Gorgon warrior. But I could never give up Bethany,

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My wife, is far more important to me than anything.

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At least I may live the dream for the moment.

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As I hunt Robbie Reddin, I continue to follow his tracks.

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After several minutes, I see his shape as he stands

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before the cliff. I close the gap, but not too much.

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I wish to take Reddin alive. I hope that he

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does not force my hand. Why come here, I demand.

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You cannot seriously mean to throw yourself over the side.

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You already put yourself at great risk just standing there.

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The winds are mighty and can force you to the ground,

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perhaps even over that cliff. With my night vision, I

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can see Reddin's demented sneer. She really think I just

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end it all when I've come so far? Oh no, Darcy,

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I'm getting what I'm owed, one way or another. The

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fool rushes at me. This time he produces a small canister,

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which he sprays directly in my eyes. I drop my

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staff and cry out when my face burns hot with mace.

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The next thing I know, I am being beaten by

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my own staff. Maybe I should just break your back

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so you know what I had to go through. You

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think anybody would give two shits about a heartless bitch

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like you. He keeps striking me with the staff as

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I attempt to stand once more. The winds continue to

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battle against both of us. Truly, I have been living

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as a member of the Mortal Realm Society for far

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too long. I should have anticipated Reddin's treachery, but I

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do not have much time to learn from my mistakes.

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When another gust of wind hits me, as Reddin strikes

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me with the staff, I am taken off my feet

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and I am falling to my death. Reddin and the

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storm have both sealed my fate. As I fall down,

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down down perspective, Robbie Redden, I did it. I finally

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got my revenge on Darcy Hart. I paid that bitch

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back even worse than what she did to me. Damn it,

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this feels good. I wasn't lying when I said I

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wanted to keep her. Having the real thing is way

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better than having her autograph. Now that she was dead,

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that left only one final loose end. I had to

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work against the winds, but I was going to get

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back to where I left Dave Mellichant. He was the

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one who put me through all that hell. He was

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the one who had to pay. Once I killed him,

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then my revenge would be complete. If I didn't know

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any better, i'd say the blizzard was getting worse and worse.

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A few times the winds hit me in the back

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and almost took me off my feet. Good thing I

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work out. I think if I hadn't, i'd have been

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knocked down and probably couldn't have gotten back up. Thinking

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about that made me want to kill Melikant even more.

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It was thanks to him that I might never have

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gotten back up. To be fair, I never believed Dave

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meant to push me in front of that truck. It

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was the fact that he tried to get out of it.

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It was the fact that he didn't want to accept

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any responsibility for his actions whatsoever. And you know, he

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didn't want to pay one goddamn dime towards my surgeries.

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I couldn't believe places like Mirran Technologies existed. Really, it

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was because of their experimental operations that I was moving

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around again. Like what they did to me at Ridgeway

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Heights never happened. I went through a lot of pain

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and a lot of hell, but it was all worth it,

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not to mention, it was all free now. As I

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was returning to where I kept Melichant, I was too eager.

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I walked inside and found him trying to rub his

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ropes up against a broken chair leg. Oh shit, he

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cried when he saw me. Yeah, Dave, I cried back,

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knowing my revenge was nearly complete. When I get out

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of these fucking ropes, I swear to God, I'm gonna

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kill you, he yelled. When I took out my pocket knife,

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his eyes got big. No, no, get away from me.

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Ain't you done enough yet? Redden? I laughed a little,

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not nearly enough, and to Melichan't surprise, I put a

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hand on his shoulder and lowered myself to actually cut

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his ropes that were binding his wrists. Then I stepped

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back and saw his look of surprise. Go ahead and

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untie your legs. So you want to kill me, well,

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now's your chance here. I tossed him my knife. Dave

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grabbed it and cut himself free. He was back on

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his feet fast and swinging the knife at me. Come on,

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you fucking pussy, I'll cut your goddamn balls off and

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feed him to you. Maybe back in Ridgeway Heights. I

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might have been afraid of him, I still stood up

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for myself and wanting my hard earned money back, I

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promised myself if what mirror technologies did actually worked, I

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would make myself better. Not only did I build myself

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up through strength training and cardio, I also learned how

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to fight self taught. I had no idea. Darcy Hart

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knew how to fight, to be honest, she had better

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moves than me. But I knew I could take melichant

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as he was learning. When I hit him again and again,

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he kept swinging the knife and missing with each swing.

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I stepped up to him and hit him good, So

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you see I could kick his ass tied up or not.

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Dave had no stamina when he swung again and fell

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on his ass. Yes, that was when I kicked the

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knife out of his hand. Then I got on top

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of him and beat his ass again. All you had

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to do was either get Darcy to give me what

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I paid for or give me my money back, I

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yelled as I kept pounding his face. That's all you

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had to do. Dave wasn't even moving now when I

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got off him, he wasn't dead. Seeing how he looked,

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you just knew I beat the living shit out of him.

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But I wasn't done yet. If you really thought Dave

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Mellikant would learn from this and be a better person, well,

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no way. He didn't change for the better after he

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knocked me in front of that truck. Believe me, he

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wasn't going to change for the better now. He would

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always be the same piece of shit until the day

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he died, which was going to be in the next

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few minutes. I moved and retrieved my knife, the very

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same one I carved banned into all of my targets with. Okay,

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I didn't get to carve it into Darcy Heart's stomach,

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but that's fine. She didn't directly have anything to do

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with my banning all those years back. Anyway, it was

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all Melikant. It may have started with Darcy, but it

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would end with Dave. After I'm done with you, Dave,

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I'll take off. No one will be any wiser when

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the police find your body. And as for Darcy Hart,

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they'll be searching for weeks before they even find her body.

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I don't know how far she felt over that cliff,

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but I know it's a long long way down. I

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lowered myself and put my knee down on Melikant's throat.

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As he was gasping and struggling to breathe, I raised

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the knife. Now I'm going to underline your word, Dave.

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Let's call this my chef's kiss, as I'm gutting you.

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In fact, I'll be surprised if you have any guts

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at all. He put his hands on my leg and

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tried to get me off his neck. As I was

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about to lower the knife and complete my revenge, the

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door suddenly came apart, and this this monster was standing there.

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She was wearing the same mini skirt and slutty top

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that Darcy Hart was before I sent her falling to

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her death. But now now she had blank yellow eyes

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and lizard like skin, fangs and snakes for hair. When

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she smiled, I could see her fangs even more, seeing

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those snakes moving on their own in her hair. Jesus, hello, Robbie,

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she said, Do you still believe that I am Darcy

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Hart perspective Veronda. Oh the look of horror upon Robbie

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Reddin's face when he beholds my true form once more.

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The hell Weaver's blood flowing through my veins is at

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full power. While it is true that I desired to

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have my powers again, the price is that I am

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cursed to live as a monster again, possibly forever. But

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I shall use my newly restored power to stop Robbie Reddin.

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He's backing himself up against a nearby wall and shaking.

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Get away from me, he yells, get away. He pushes

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himself away from the wall and runs back out into

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the storm. I look down upon David Mellikant and see

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that he is badly beaten, but I believe that he

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shall live. Reddin beat him within an inch of his life.

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But Melikant is too stubborn to be overcome by something

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as mundane as death, at least for now, Knowing that

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he will not be going anywhere, I turn my attention

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to Reddin and pursue him again. Once more, the hunt

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is on my The snake flesh protects me against the

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cold of this storm, even better than my once mortal flesh.

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I barely feel the chill upon my bare feet. I

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follow Redden's tracks. This time I find him attempting to

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start a snowmobile. I killed you, he yells, I know

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I did. Who the hell? What the hell are you?

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Certainly not Darcy Hart, I promise him. I am Veranda,

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But I killed you, Reddin repeats, Had it not been

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for this storm, you might very well have succeeded in

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your task. But the winds kept moving me in different

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00:35:51.599 --> 00:35:55.679
directions until I finally came to land in a rather

460
00:35:56.440 --> 00:36:00.320
large snow bank. The force of the fall was still

461
00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:04.440
sufficient enough to injure me. I might very well have

462
00:36:04.559 --> 00:36:08.199
died had it not been for the hell weaver's blood

463
00:36:08.760 --> 00:36:13.199
that flows through me. I have fully regained my powers

464
00:36:13.239 --> 00:36:17.679
and am restored, and now I shall finally settle the

465
00:36:17.760 --> 00:36:24.039
score with you. Reddin finally succeeds in starting the snowmobile.

466
00:36:24.840 --> 00:36:30.000
He screams as he speeds away. If the fool believes

467
00:36:30.039 --> 00:36:34.039
that he can so easily escape, then Veranda shall be

468
00:36:34.079 --> 00:36:39.239
more than happy to prove him wrong. Reddin flies with

469
00:36:39.360 --> 00:36:44.000
great speed across the snowy lands. In time, he reaches

470
00:36:44.079 --> 00:36:47.719
one of the ski hills and maneuvers his way downward.

471
00:36:49.119 --> 00:36:54.199
Little does he realize. Reddin screams when he feels himself

472
00:36:54.400 --> 00:36:59.239
suddenly removed from the snowmobile. He screams again when he

473
00:36:59.280 --> 00:37:04.159
looks up upon me. The fear etched upon his face

474
00:37:04.440 --> 00:37:08.320
is priceless. If you believe me to be Medusa from

475
00:37:08.760 --> 00:37:14.599
mortal Greek mythology, here is something you should consider. I

476
00:37:14.840 --> 00:37:18.800
predate Medusa. Did you miss me?

477
00:37:18.960 --> 00:37:19.360
Reddin?

478
00:37:19.880 --> 00:37:23.800
I yell before I toss him to the snow. When

479
00:37:23.800 --> 00:37:28.280
he tries to withdraw from me, I ask him, do

480
00:37:28.320 --> 00:37:33.000
you still believe me to be Darcy Hart? Answer me mortal?

481
00:37:34.440 --> 00:37:38.559
I won't let you take me alive. Reddin yells, finally

482
00:37:38.719 --> 00:37:42.679
back upon his feet. I won't go to prison. It's

483
00:37:42.719 --> 00:37:48.599
not fair. He flees. I am in pursuit. Though Reddin's

484
00:37:48.679 --> 00:37:51.760
boots allow him to move across the snow with ease,

485
00:37:52.559 --> 00:37:56.800
he still cannot escape me. I could easily appear in

486
00:37:56.840 --> 00:38:01.199
front of him again, but I am in thralled with

487
00:38:01.360 --> 00:38:05.559
the hunt. Though I am barefoot, I can leap to

488
00:38:05.679 --> 00:38:09.760
compensate for the lack of traction. When I lay hold

489
00:38:09.840 --> 00:38:15.719
of Reddin again, he screams once more, leave me alone.

490
00:38:15.920 --> 00:38:19.840
He shoves me away and runs into some trees. I

491
00:38:19.880 --> 00:38:23.159
am ready to pursue him once more when I hear

492
00:38:23.320 --> 00:38:30.280
him scream again, one of desperation. Clearly he is in

493
00:38:30.400 --> 00:38:36.119
trouble again. I follow his tracks and soon come to

494
00:38:36.239 --> 00:38:42.800
another cliff. Reddin did not continue to scream, meaning he

495
00:38:42.960 --> 00:38:48.480
still lives. I lower myself to one knee to brace

496
00:38:48.639 --> 00:38:53.480
against the winds. Then I lean over a little and

497
00:38:53.639 --> 00:38:58.840
find Reddin hanging off a rock just below. When he

498
00:38:59.000 --> 00:39:06.440
sees me, he help me, please. I don't want to die.

499
00:39:06.679 --> 00:39:11.000
I could easily point out why he deserves to, but

500
00:39:11.119 --> 00:39:14.559
I understand that if Bethany was here with me, she

501
00:39:14.639 --> 00:39:18.400
would wish for me to show him mercy. Even though

502
00:39:18.440 --> 00:39:21.800
my wife is not here, she proves to be my

503
00:39:21.960 --> 00:39:27.159
conscience this night. Hang on, Mortal, I see that I

504
00:39:27.199 --> 00:39:29.960
may step over the edge and land safely upon the

505
00:39:30.039 --> 00:39:34.199
rock which Reddin holds on to. Upon doing so, I

506
00:39:34.280 --> 00:39:37.639
seize both of his wrists and easily pull him up

507
00:39:37.679 --> 00:39:41.639
to me, not wishing to wait for another strong gust

508
00:39:41.880 --> 00:39:45.199
to potentially make us both fall into the deep chasm,

509
00:39:45.679 --> 00:39:48.400
I leap up and just manage to make it back

510
00:39:48.519 --> 00:39:52.239
to the original edge. I run away from the cliff

511
00:39:52.320 --> 00:39:56.760
with Reddin clutched under my arm, almost like holding a

512
00:39:56.840 --> 00:40:00.239
large football. When I am certain that we we are

513
00:40:00.280 --> 00:40:04.760
safe enough, I drop him. He slowly returns to his

514
00:40:04.840 --> 00:40:09.159
feet When he again beholds the snakes that are my hair,

515
00:40:09.599 --> 00:40:16.719
slithering and moving around, he cowers in fear. You you

516
00:40:16.840 --> 00:40:23.079
really aren't, darcy heart, he asks in disbelief. But but

517
00:40:23.960 --> 00:40:28.920
I raise my finger. No, I never was and never

518
00:40:29.039 --> 00:40:36.239
shall be. Once more, Redden flees. I follow, relishing the

519
00:40:36.320 --> 00:40:42.000
hunt in time, I track him back to the ski lodge.

520
00:40:42.159 --> 00:40:45.480
I almost wonder if I should even enter to continue

521
00:40:45.519 --> 00:40:50.760
pursuing him. Ah, but is this not a horror convention?

522
00:40:51.480 --> 00:40:54.679
People have dressed up in what is known as cosplay,

523
00:40:55.239 --> 00:40:59.519
which means that a real monster such as I may

524
00:40:59.639 --> 00:41:10.920
hie in plain sight. As I pursue him, Reddin tries

525
00:41:11.000 --> 00:41:14.159
to enter through a set of double doors, but discovers

526
00:41:14.599 --> 00:41:17.840
that they are locked. He runs to the main doors

527
00:41:17.920 --> 00:41:21.880
and is able to enter. I'm not too far behind,

528
00:41:22.800 --> 00:41:26.199
I do not need to run after him. Upon entering,

529
00:41:26.280 --> 00:41:31.599
there are mortals convention people in the lobby who behold me.

530
00:41:32.440 --> 00:41:39.639
Wetness strips and runs down my body. Whoa wicked great costume?

531
00:41:40.400 --> 00:41:45.000
Love the snakes. The mortals make no attempt to touch me,

532
00:41:45.679 --> 00:41:51.159
but they clearly admire my costume. And then I have

533
00:41:51.239 --> 00:41:56.199
an idea. I point to Reddin, seize him. He is

534
00:41:56.239 --> 00:42:00.800
the killer, and just like that, they obey me and

535
00:42:00.920 --> 00:42:04.880
quickly lay hold of Reddin. No let go of me,

536
00:42:05.119 --> 00:42:10.960
God damn it, he shrieks. You don't understand, Vicky Valentine

537
00:42:11.199 --> 00:42:17.199
is a real monster. She's real. Ironically, these mortals understand

538
00:42:17.280 --> 00:42:21.800
that I am indeed a real monster, yet they still

539
00:42:21.840 --> 00:42:27.760
admire me. But this distraction allows Reddin to break loose. Luckily,

540
00:42:27.800 --> 00:42:31.119
I've gotten close enough to lay hold of him. I'm

541
00:42:31.159 --> 00:42:33.639
ready to finish him off, but again I think of

542
00:42:33.719 --> 00:42:39.039
Bethany and decide on a better alternative. Seeing that I

543
00:42:39.079 --> 00:42:42.119
am at the main doors to the dealer room, I

544
00:42:42.239 --> 00:42:46.440
rip one of them off and bring Reddin inside. I

545
00:42:46.480 --> 00:42:50.280
turn on the lights and bring my prey to my table.

546
00:42:51.519 --> 00:42:56.280
What do you think you're doing? Reddin demands, still trying

547
00:42:56.320 --> 00:43:00.920
to break free. When we reach my table and fling

548
00:43:00.960 --> 00:43:05.280
the cover away to reveal my pictures. Then I lift

549
00:43:05.360 --> 00:43:07.480
him so that I may seat him in a chair.

550
00:43:08.559 --> 00:43:13.800
When I have his full attention, I point to the photographs.

551
00:43:14.440 --> 00:43:17.000
Which of these do you desire?

552
00:43:18.559 --> 00:43:20.320
What he asks?

553
00:43:20.800 --> 00:43:27.559
Confused, I shall settle Darcy Heart's debt to you. I say, now,

554
00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:32.400
which of these photographs do you desire? Then I wave

555
00:43:32.480 --> 00:43:36.639
him off forget it. I will grant you one of each.

556
00:43:37.800 --> 00:43:40.800
I pick up one of the markers. From there, I

557
00:43:40.920 --> 00:43:46.840
sign each photograph with the following to Robbie, thank you

558
00:43:46.920 --> 00:43:51.000
for your services to me during the convention. Hopefully this

559
00:43:51.119 --> 00:43:54.079
makes up for what happened to you in Ridgeway Heights,

560
00:43:54.760 --> 00:44:01.760
with all my love, Vicki Valentine XO XO. After handing

561
00:44:01.880 --> 00:44:05.760
him the photographs, I see his smartphone and seize it

562
00:44:05.800 --> 00:44:09.679
from his jacket pocket. Then I kneel beside him and

563
00:44:09.840 --> 00:44:15.119
utilize the camera feature so that we may take selfies together.

564
00:44:16.079 --> 00:44:18.360
When I have taken enough to where I am certain

565
00:44:18.400 --> 00:44:24.079
that Reddin shall be satisfied, I return his phone to him. There,

566
00:44:24.559 --> 00:44:29.679
I say, standing to my feet, you now have your autographs.

567
00:44:29.719 --> 00:44:32.599
You now have your selfies. I would say that you

568
00:44:32.719 --> 00:44:36.920
got many times more than your money's worth. Reddin just

569
00:44:37.079 --> 00:44:39.000
looks at me with surprise.

570
00:44:41.679 --> 00:44:42.079
Thank you.

571
00:44:43.159 --> 00:44:48.679
I smile a little, of course, then I lash out

572
00:44:48.719 --> 00:44:54.119
with my fist to render him unconscious. They're in here,

573
00:44:55.199 --> 00:44:59.000
I hear someone say. I move away from my table

574
00:44:59.360 --> 00:45:05.000
and leave Robbie Reddin there hiding behind Enrique Couto's backdrop.

575
00:45:05.800 --> 00:45:08.880
I watched David Mellikan bring the police to my table.

576
00:45:09.840 --> 00:45:13.920
Did he finally call them this time? I listen as

577
00:45:13.960 --> 00:45:16.960
he tells them how Robbie beat him up and carved

578
00:45:17.079 --> 00:45:21.440
band on his chest. I will not say everything here,

579
00:45:21.480 --> 00:45:26.719
but Melikant was beyond belligerent. Had Reddin not have committed

580
00:45:26.800 --> 00:45:30.360
murder on his revenge spree, perhaps I would have granted

581
00:45:30.440 --> 00:45:34.000
him his freedom. The ones he killed were not the

582
00:45:34.119 --> 00:45:38.480
nicest of people, but they did not deserve to have

583
00:45:38.559 --> 00:45:44.480
their lives ended. Reddin needs to pay for this. Melikan

584
00:45:44.639 --> 00:45:48.480
watches as the police revive Reddin. Then they read him

585
00:45:48.519 --> 00:45:52.719
his rights and arrest him. Believe it or not, he

586
00:45:52.800 --> 00:45:57.119
did not deny what he had done. He did ask

587
00:45:57.199 --> 00:45:59.480
the police if he could have his phone and the

588
00:45:59.519 --> 00:46:03.880
autograph pictures that I had given him. Of course, they

589
00:46:03.880 --> 00:46:07.840
would not allow him to keep his phone. But they

590
00:46:07.880 --> 00:46:11.119
saw no reason why he could not keep the pictures.

591
00:46:11.719 --> 00:46:16.440
Melikan remains behind when the police depart. That is, when

592
00:46:16.440 --> 00:46:21.280
I reveal myself and confront him. He jumps back when

593
00:46:21.320 --> 00:46:26.079
he beholds my true form. God, damn it, are you

594
00:46:26.199 --> 00:46:31.440
still in that fucking stupid ass costume? Valentine? I pointed him,

595
00:46:32.280 --> 00:46:36.239
look around this dealer room for the final time, mortal,

596
00:46:36.719 --> 00:46:40.920
for it shall be the last thing you ever see.

597
00:46:41.039 --> 00:46:44.519
For all that Robbie Reddin had done, it would never

598
00:46:44.599 --> 00:46:49.519
have happened had it not been for David Mellikan accident

599
00:46:49.679 --> 00:46:52.960
or not. Back in Ridgeway Heights, he still shows no

600
00:46:53.119 --> 00:46:58.199
remorse to this day. Truly, this mortal is without empathy.

601
00:46:59.239 --> 00:47:02.800
Before melic can't can yell at me again? I stare

602
00:47:03.360 --> 00:47:07.760
hard at him. Then he sees my blank yellow eyes

603
00:47:08.239 --> 00:47:13.440
glow bright. What's going going? What's going?

604
00:47:13.480 --> 00:47:13.719
Eh?

605
00:47:14.320 --> 00:47:19.239
David? Melicant never finishes his thought. His movements grow slower

606
00:47:20.159 --> 00:47:25.360
until he becomes still. Then he loses color in his

607
00:47:25.599 --> 00:47:31.400
flesh and clothing. Melikant shall never harm or torment another

608
00:47:31.480 --> 00:47:38.480
mortal ever again, as he becomes gray all over. Once more,

609
00:47:39.039 --> 00:47:44.000
I wield the power to render an enemy to stone.

610
00:47:45.440 --> 00:47:50.960
David melicant shall remain here until such time. I'm certain

611
00:47:51.039 --> 00:47:55.119
that he will be moved, but he himself will never

612
00:47:55.280 --> 00:47:59.639
move again. A few moments later, I hear a sound

613
00:48:00.119 --> 00:48:04.320
and see my own phone upon my table. I smile

614
00:48:04.440 --> 00:48:07.760
a little when I realized that I forgot it here

615
00:48:07.800 --> 00:48:11.440
in the dealer room. Had I required it, I might

616
00:48:11.480 --> 00:48:13.960
not have remembered that it was here until I would

617
00:48:14.000 --> 00:48:18.159
have returned in the morning. There are several texts and

618
00:48:18.280 --> 00:48:22.519
missed calls from Bethany. I'm almost afraid to return her

619
00:48:22.559 --> 00:48:25.960
calls and let her see me as a monster again.

620
00:48:27.039 --> 00:48:31.599
But then I remember last Halloween when she first beheld

621
00:48:31.679 --> 00:48:37.280
my true form. She had accepted and loved me as

622
00:48:37.320 --> 00:48:43.519
I am. Now, I call Bethany back on FaceTime. When

623
00:48:43.519 --> 00:48:47.239
she answers, she's surprised to see that I am restored

624
00:48:47.880 --> 00:48:51.280
and asks if I am well. When the dealer room

625
00:48:51.400 --> 00:48:55.679
lights are turned off and the broken doorway blocked, I

626
00:48:55.760 --> 00:48:59.960
remain hidden and can talk to my wife without being

627
00:49:00.000 --> 00:49:05.960
being disturbed. As for the story of Robbie Reddin, this

628
00:49:06.280 --> 00:49:16.480
is the end, all right, my spookies. Just like that,

629
00:49:17.079 --> 00:49:21.840
the horror snow in is over. The roads will be plowed,

630
00:49:21.920 --> 00:49:25.400
the lights will come back on the lodge, will air

631
00:49:25.480 --> 00:49:29.440
out the smoke and bleach stains and pretend it was

632
00:49:29.480 --> 00:49:34.440
all just a terrible weekend. People will whisper about online,

633
00:49:35.079 --> 00:49:39.760
but you and I know better, because in strict field,

634
00:49:40.199 --> 00:49:45.400
endings don't always end. They hibernate. They wait under the

635
00:49:45.440 --> 00:49:51.840
snow line until something warm wanders too close. So thank

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you all for joining us for our first mini series

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of twenty twenty six, and on February eleventh, we'll have

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a brand new Valentine Day special just for all the

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spooky lovers out there. So make sure you're subscribed on

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get back to work because there's so much more spooky

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Thank you for listening. Make sure to find your way

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