Justice Incarnate
“Her answer pulsed within her bloodstream.
She reached for her daughter in her husband's arms. Called to her sons. She would claim this happiness as her reality. She would let peace and love rule the remainder of her days.
"No." Her own voice sounded hoarse and unused. She struggled for air and tried again, "No!" Then she felt it, the scarf around her neck. A scarf she'd not been wearing moments ago. She wriggled and it tightened. She threw an elbow back, but it got lost in the rolls of fat of t...he monster that'd used her own dreams to seduce her into complacency.
Anger surged within her and spilled over, empowering her. She dropped to her knees, startling Albertson into loosening his grip. She shot for freedom between his legs. On her back she raised both feet and kicked mightily. His bulk did the rest, carrying him into a case of catapult remnants. The display shattered under the assault and Albertson screamed as shards of glass and history cut into his fleshy form.
Jaden made a clumsy dash for cover as feet pounded toward the noise and mess.MoreLess
She reached for her daughter in her husband's arms. Called to her sons. She would claim this happiness as her reality. She would let peace and love rule the remainder of her days.
"No." Her own voice sounded hoarse and unused. She struggled for air and tried again, "No!" Then she felt it, the scarf around her neck. A scarf she'd not been wearing moments ago. She wriggled and it tightened. She threw an elbow back, but it got lost in the rolls of fat of t...he monster that'd used her own dreams to seduce her into complacency.
Anger surged within her and spilled over, empowering her. She dropped to her knees, startling Albertson into loosening his grip. She shot for freedom between his legs. On her back she raised both feet and kicked mightily. His bulk did the rest, carrying him into a case of catapult remnants. The display shattered under the assault and Albertson screamed as shards of glass and history cut into his fleshy form.
Jaden made a clumsy dash for cover as feet pounded toward the noise and mess.MoreLess
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