Of Justice and Demonic Intentions: Chapter Four

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Of Justice and Demonic Intentions: Chapter Four

By Lauren RabalaisWeb Content Contributor Chapter 4: Monsters Who Always Tell Lies. Image by Lauren Rabalais. There are many types of monsters in this world: monsters who will not show themselves and who cause trouble, monsters who abduct children, monsters who devour dreams, monsters who suck blood, and monsters who always tell lies. Lying monsters are a real nuisance.—Tsugumi Ohba Alphonse stood at the top of the grand staircase and overlooked the crowd […]

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Of Justice and Demonic Intentions: Chapter Three

By Lauren RabalaisWeb Content Contributor Chapter Three: The Day the Sun Died. Image by Lauren Rabalais “How good and thoughtful he is; the world seems full of good men— even if there are monsters in it.” ― Bram Stoker King Harold sighed as he dragged himself into his bed chambers and toppled onto the bed, not even bothering to remove his shoes. His forearms ached and his beard was damp with sweat. […]

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Of Justice and Demonic Intentions: Chapter Two

By Lauren Rabalais Web Content Contributor Chapter Two: And the Devil Smiled. Image by Lauren Rabalais. "So bent he seems/ On desperate revenge that shall redound/ Upon his own rebellious head" – John Milton Alphonse swiped his emergency cloth from his side and unrolled it with unsteady hands before dressing his still-bloody finger. A little needle-prick of this size shouldn’t endanger him, he surmised, and he slumped over with shaky […]

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Of Justice and Demonic Intentions: Chapter One

By Lauren RabalaisWeb Content Contributor Chapter One: An Instrument of Vengeance. Image by Lauren Rabalais. “We are all children of blood and bone. All instruments of vengeance and virtue.”–Tomi Adeyemi It was a surprisingly peaceful night for a séance. He had studied this ritual for weeks, and only tonight did the fleeting full moon wait for him— he had to do this now. The brass grandfather clock ticked steadily—impatiently— urging […]

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