Moon Island by Rain J. R

Author:Rain, J. R. [Rain, J. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction Speculative Fiction
Publisher: J.R. Rain
Published: 2012-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

“He had looked at her only briefly,

and then turned his face away as he drove

the dagger deep into her chest while she

shrieked and fought and finally died. His

hands were soaked with her blood and he

wanted to break down and weep. He

wanted to plunge the dagger into his own

heart, too. How could he do this to an

innocent human being?”

Patricia was on a roll now. I don’t

think she could have shut up if she’d

wanted to.

“Next, he was quickly pulled into a

cabin, and over to another kind of altar.

He had passed their test, apparently. They

were well-pleased with him. They had

him shower and dress in fine robes.

“He didn’t feel like showering. He

didn’t care that they were pleased with

him. He wanted to turn himself in to the

police. He wanted to run away forever.

He wanted to drop to his knees and weep.

“But everything was happening so fast.

So very fast. The shower, the robe, and

now kneeling before the new altar.

“Others were there, too. Others who

seemed pleased with him. Others who

were hooded and robed just like him.”

Allison looked at me with chagrin.

Patricia kept going.

“He was told it was time to become

one of them. He shook his head and said

no, that he no longer wanted to become

one of them. He was told it was too late.

The process had begun.

“They spoke of untold wealth and

power. They reminded him what a

privilege it was to be one of them, The

Society. Still, he continued to shake his

head, weeping into his hood. Listening

again to the woman who had begged for

her life.”

Why had he killed her? I wondered.

“But the longer he was with them, and

the longer he knelt before the strange altar,

the further away the woman’s cries

became. He was told that she was nothing.

A whore. A test. To forget about her. To

think of himself and his family. His

legacy. His empire that was to come.

“Yes, he wanted an empire. They

would create it for him. They would help

build it for him. They would pave the way

for him. No one would stop his empire.

No one. Not even God.”

Patricia had pulled the God card.

She went on, “He was nodding now.

Yes, he desperately wanted it. After all,

he had proven himself, right? He had done

all they asked, right? Surely he deserved

the keys to the kingdom.

“Yes, it was time. It was time for him

to claim his destiny. For himself, his

family and future generations.

“Not yet, they told him. There was

still a final step. A final act of loyalty. A

final price.”

I was pretty sure I knew what it was.

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