In The Waters My Reflection Bends, A Delirious Poison For My Heart
Blood flowed at my feet. I didn’t flinch, for I knew Rena all along. She was a friend.
- “supergarlic, why did you‽”
“Larto will be here soon, you know.”
- “So what? Like he’ll stop me.”
“You power-crazy fool! Do you know what you have caused‽”
- “I know only your loss.”
“Rethink your words, for they might be your last. I did no such thing as lose. By this gun, and by my heart, freedom will hold fast. Your reign of terror ends in this lot.”
I loaded my gun. The sirens already scanted the song of justice; all that was left was to deliver the word. Shots fired everywhere, a stunning pain formed in my shoulder. Justice clearly wasn’t with me today. The sirens had packed their belongings and left me with a lamentable lullaby. Larto arrived and I felt content, but the physical endurance test fate has put me up with was
I couldn’t save them. Nor Rena, nor strager, and especially not… him. None deserved this, but happen it did. I had five bullets, there were five people. I swore on the bodies of those I would put the boon I received to good use, killing them all. I decided to visit some old friends. I can’t tell you exactly how it went, but the things you get to read are in the letters.
(end chapter one, enter chapter two: Epistulae)