Phantom X

ight in front of a woman whose body was lying flat on the ground with blo

ory words. He stumbled across a stool, tripped, and fell

ve the house as your brother

pt, filled with

ed, exasperatingly

to mama? WHY? WHY? WHY?" He yell

an demanded angrily. He stood up an

pleaded with his knees bent and his palms put tog

ok some slow steps towards the boy, gripped his collar tightly, and d

tears. The man let go of him, causing him to crash to

ame to a halt. His sweet voice rang out, "

kly turned his head backward

ing up, his eyes pitch b

s he moved slowly towards th

he asked, taking a few steps ba

d, "he mumbled, "and I'm energized by agony and pain through a host. Well, I've

s waist and pointing it at the image. "Step

I'm very scared. Do whatever you wa

man fired several more shots, but the image deflected all of them. He yanked

y sh

an towards the kitchen, pickin

got a

e lights went out immediately. To

the ripping of flesh became more audible. The man was found dead on the grou

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C.

coffee in the process. "Hot!!!, Mrs. Linda, you're here!" exclaimed the police o

y woman with a huge backside and a ve

is?" he asked, unwrapping the file, stretching his hand

the brown envelope and held th

case came in, "the woman in

shifted from the p

ttention," she elucidated, her gaze shifting away from the picture of a bla

lice officer, who quickly ret

y didn't pay much attention because witnesses say the spouse always arrives

" He said this while a

ed home after being sent to the army and was refused ac

ears ago?" he replied, taking his coffee from th

be Maxwell's father." She called out. "After Maxwell

w?" The police officer asked as

is missing," the woman said.

or burgling," the officer inquired, before

d window was sealed shut and intact, and there was no sign of suicidal

ave this to those mysterious agents and just relax," he said,

while swatting the pol

officer exclaimed, slig

and you're content to be left behind. How do we know they're not the bad guys? How do we know it's not a supernatural interference?

exactly am I

ng human hearts have been reported throughout Deluxe City

d on it," he shru

is going on and why hearts are being taken," she raged, tossing the pape

ppose we do th

hem!" She smir

idea where they are or where they will be. and

patrol the city and call you when I notice their arrival," she said, walking towards

said, staring at

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HERE

g, glistening on the reflection of Arnold's wh

e beam of bright light. He got up to his feet. H

stairs. He moved a few steps

n, this time towards the bathro

e he kept seeing images of yesterday's battle. He promised to quit the job and re

athroom. A cool melody and chirping

team was visible and flew in various directions

relaxing and leaning ag

posted and accumulated!" A so

old was taken ab

3 submerged th

God! "he chec

sides. "So you're wate

ond mission has been p

I get you off? " Arnold scrutinized angrily. He

be like removing the moon from the sk

you out of my hand. I'm leaving the job X23," h

d dispatched from your bod

' he asked, taking his mou

to proceed with the su

said I was done

gence such as myself is installed wi

ands. I'm not an assassin or a serial killer. I want

5 seconds!"

opil

4

going o

3

it's not what

2

on't yo

, naked. After some terse wiggling around, h

1

is," Arnold pleaded as h

0

itals. He folded his body around, closing his

y opened