Re-post of "The Call Back"

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Hello again, everybody. I hope you're all doing well and being loved. If you have a chance, please come read the new, updated version of "Torn Souls 1, The Call Back"

It's been showered with love and polished like Gimli's axe by the Wonderful celtprincess13, who's taken over the task of improving my Chimerafic website. The other four chapters in the Torn Souls series will follow apace, and I'll let you know as they're done. If you've got the time and want to re-read this old nut, or if you've never read it before, please give me a chance to entertain you.

...A savage grin lit Marteen’s face, and he wrenched the knife, jerking the impaled actor’s body like it was a puppet. The knife pulled free with a sucking sound and Orli went down, his head striking the table and his body falling atop the shattered vase. The beautiful Elven cloak pooled around his still form, draping it like a setting for a portrait.

“Orli,” Elijah said softly, rising to his knees, reaching out to touch the still shoulder.

“That should have been you, kid,” Marteen said cruelly from between clenched teeth. “Take care of this,” he told the security man, turning away....

Comments

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Re-reading this was like getting a visit from an old friend.