Monster Gauntlet by Paul Emil

Author:Paul Emil
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FICTION / Thrillers / Supernatural
Published: 2014-02-01T06:00:00+00:00

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We continued to trudge towards the castle in the north, and I was glad were still in a group. My situational awareness was shot. I was walking around in a daze, like I’d been out partying and binge drinking. I felt like I was pitching forward, and my feet seemed to fall into place. With my legs on cruise control, my mind was free to wander.

I thought about what had happened. I was attacked in the woods by a stranger. That was scary, but was it a monster?

Yes, I thought, It was. In fact, it was what everyone was afraid of.

Still, I somehow felt cheated. I mean, this show was about Scottish monsters. Where were the faeries and the like?

They’re still out there, I thought with a shudder. The thug and the cat were just to soften us up and wear us down, or maybe thin the herd by taking a few of us out. They’re saving the big monsters for the finale.

Still, the hoodlum was out of place. I didn’t associate that with Scotland. Crime and violence and guns weren’t things I worried about, especially not in Skye. London is a huge city, and like anywhere else, you have to be smart and have good situational awareness when you’re out and about. But even then I felt relatively safe. I was never afraid of being held up at gunpoint or being shot. Guns didn’t fit into Britain. No, guns and gun violence were American fears. The producers were imposing their fears on us and contaminating my country. It was disgusting.

I started to wonder what would have happened if Marine hadn’t tackled the brute. I quickly cut that movie from playing in my mind.

Suddenly, I had a startling realization. People had been watching that. Possibly millions of them. They were watching right now.

Really? I thought. Millions of viewers were watching at this moment, sitting on their couches, in bars, in college lounges, and in theaters eagerly awaiting the next attack. How exciting it would be when it came and somebody got killed!

My face screwed up as if I’d tasted something bitter. Really? Were people really going to sit around and watch and (oh God) possibly even cheer while I got raped and killed?

Would they be disgusted? Some would, like Alysh. She had a sense of decency. But what about the rest? Is that what they wanted to see?

Of course it was. They were tuning in to watch me get eaten alive or torn apart by monsters with teeth and claws, so why wouldn’t they enjoy watching me get torn apart by the rapist?

This was entertainment, after all. It was raw. It was real. And, in some people’s minds, this really was justice.

I stopped in my tracks. I looked up at the storm clouds in the Scottish sky that managed to be both foreboding and beautiful at the same time.

Guns? A rapist? I lifted my head and shouted at the sky. “How dare you!?”

Everyone stopped. Clouds continued to drift in the cold sky.

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