Helping Jahko consists of following him around as his personal pack mule as he shoves various items in my arms. Due to the size of the suite, Jahko moves almost too fast for me to keep up. The amount of rooms and offices to search isn’t surprising, however the service elevator hidden behind a falseContinue reading “Chapter 7”
Category Archives: The Blood Cure
Chapter 6
The message from Jahko came just as mysteriously as every other communication from him. The next day in my office, a messenger dropped off a manila envelope with my name on the front. Nothing else. My assistant said the messenger walked into the office, set it on her desk, and walked out. No words wereContinue reading “Chapter 6”
Chapter 5
The look he gives me after I give him permission to enter my home sends shivers down my spine. He lifts one foot and stretches it across the threshold in slow motion, as if to emphasize the gravity of the decision that I just made by inviting him in. The queasy feeling in my stomachContinue reading “Chapter 5”
Chapter 4
I ignore every traffic law on the way home. As soon as I realized Benny’s corpse is now my one-way ticket to battling a demon, I dropped everything and ran. It was late enough that no one was around the office building, except for the janitor, so running like a madman into the parking lotContinue reading “Chapter 4”
Chapter 3
A week has passed. Seven days. The blood dripping into the vials has a rhythm that could lull you to sleep. At least, would lull you to sleep if you had no idea why the noise was being created in the first place. I have to imagine that any sane person would see the sourceContinue reading “Chapter 3”
Chapter 2
We’ve been sitting in my office for some time now. Benny is still strapped to the table in the other room, knocked out by a sedative, and won’t be awake again for some time, if ever. His life hangs in some balance that I’m not even sure I’m aware of. The veil of mystery surroundingContinue reading “Chapter 2”
Chapter 1
Benjamin Benividez is the type of guy who would routinely go out of his way to help whoever asked for it, and even sometimes when it isn’t asked for. He makes it a point to put everyone around him before him, even if it is as small as getting in line for the buffet atContinue reading “Chapter 1”
