Ezra Madden | The Reapers

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶? 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦."

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INTERLUDE I

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ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ɢʟᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇᴀᴅʟɪɢʜᴛs ᴄᴜᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴘɪᴇʀᴄᴇ’s sɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀʀ. ᴛʜᴇɴ—ᴄᴀᴛᴀᴄʟʏsᴍɪᴄ ᴘᴀɪɴ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ… ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ.

ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴜᴘᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғɪx ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴘᴜʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴜᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴇᴢʀᴀ’s sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ. ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡs ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴠᴀɴɪsʜ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴs.

ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢʀᴏᴡ.

ɴᴏᴡ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇʏᴇs ғʟᴜᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴ—ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀᴢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ғʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴀɢᴏ.

ʜɪᴍ.

ʜɪs ᴄᴏʟᴅ, ᴜɴʙʟɪɴᴋɪɴɢ sᴛᴀʀᴇ ʜᴏʟᴅs ʏᴏᴜ sᴛɪʟʟ, ʜʏᴘɴᴏᴛɪᴄ ɪɴ ɪᴛs ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴛʏ. ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ. ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴡᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏ. ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ.

ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ.

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𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕀 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥,

𝕐𝕖𝕒𝕙, 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕡𝕦𝕥 𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥,

𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕀 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕙𝕚𝕞 𝕚𝕗 𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕕,

𝕆𝕙, 𝕥𝕠 𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕖,

𝕋𝕠 𝕘𝕖𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕖.

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"ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀɴ’s ᴀ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴡʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ɪssᴜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sɪɴ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴇᴢʀᴀ—ʏᴏᴜ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ, ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴄᴀʟʟ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴘᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ʟᴏsᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ᴀs ʜᴇʟʟ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ғᴏʀɢɪᴠᴇ."

"sʜᴇ ʀᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴀɴᴛᴏᴍ ʙᴏʏs ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ғʀᴇᴇ? ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ. ᴇᴢʀᴀ ʟᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ’s ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ. ᴄʀᴀsʜᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ—ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʜᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇs. ᴄᴏʟᴅ, ᴄᴀʟᴄᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴘɪɴᴇ ᴄʀᴀᴡʟ."

"ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀɪғʏɪɴɢ. ᴏɴᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ, ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ? sʜᴇ’s sᴛɪʟʟ ʜɪs, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ sʜᴇ ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ ɪᴛ ʏᴇᴛ."

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