The Dark Deity's Hunt For The Circle

his relentless pursuer. Though fear was slowly seeping into his mind, trying its best to cloud his thoughts, he had but one mission; survival. At times he'd try hiding, other times he'd muste

y beyond the door was more and more darkness, an infinite abyss of nothingness. He tried walking through the door but it was as if there was some sort of invisible barrier obstructing his path. Suddenly from the depths of the abyss, a figure which appeared to be human began walking towards him, holding objects in both its hands. It was hard to tell at first what it held but as it drew closer, the items became more and more vivid. The figure was holding a child in its right arm and a pendant in the left. Now, after staring at it as it slowly closed the distance, the figure was finally in front of the door, but its face was still cloaked in the darkness from which it emerged. It stretched out its left hand toward Michael and offered him the pendant. At firs

e was but a young lad, he would frequently complain of voices, voices that would call out to him, voices no one else could hear. Some of the voices would scream while others would sing mellow harmonies like those of sirens from folk tales. Elaine usually overlooked it, assuming that he was making it all up, but as soon as the voices started causing migraines, she had no other choice but to take the matter up. After many thorough examinations at top-ranked healthcare centers across Freehold City, all assuring her that there was nothing wrong with him, she decided to explor

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very year they'd plan a special itinerary that involved them doing something crazy and partially illegal. They'd managed to pull off many grand feats in the past but this year was going to be legendary, Lucas was turning twenty-three today and in respect to the great MJ they had to make this one as memorable as possible. Unlike previous years, they weren't depending

was possible to make it there in time but he was surely going to try. He hopped on the board and rode as fast he could, disregarding stop signs and shoving anybody who refused to clear the way. It took some time and a lot of shoving but he finally made it to the mechanic's shop. As he was about to make the last turn, a vintage Cadillac limousine came speeding out of the garage entry. Michael tried his bes

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