The Death Catchers by Jennifer Anne Kogler

Author:Jennifer Anne Kogler
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Walker Books
Published: 2011-09-02T12:59:40.251000+00:00

The Antagonist

When it comes to antagonists or villains, Mrs. Tweedy, I think the most chilling ones are those with seemingly no motivation at all. I’m sure there are more horrific things than finding yourself unable to move while a paralysis-inducing sorceress responsible for “cutting the threads of mortals” approaches, but at the moment it happened, I couldn’t think of one. It wasn’t merely her imposing height, her yellow teeth, or the fact that she’d managed to freeze Drake, too. Vivienne le Mort terrified me, in large part, because I had no idea what she was after.

I also seemed to be the only one who could see her.

Drake was as still as a stone next to me on the bench. Vivienne approached slowly. With her long robe dragging on the ground, she floated above the Crabapple High School soccer field. I halfheartedly tried to scream, but knew it was no use. She was less than a foot away when she stopped in front of us. Vivienne scrutinized me for a brief second before taking a large step to the side.

She bent down in front of Drake, until she was eye level with him. Though I couldn’t turn my head to look at her, out of the corner of my eye I watched Vivienne take her bony hands and place them on each side of Drake’s face. She tilted up his head, staring into his eyes as if she might be brainwashing him.

I would never have guessed that she was only trying to identify him.

Then, as suddenly as she appeared, she vanished, leaving behind a rising whirlwind of black smoke in her wake.

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