Spirare

by Arsh

Castle's eternal war takes a sharp turn during some of the darkest days of Frank Castle's life, when every hunter, predator, and killer comes out of the shadows to do the impossible... kill the Punisher. But Castle has other plans.

1. Prologue

Prologue

On the 7th day,

I was broken, battered, and bloody. My lungs struggled for each breath. It felt as if there were two sharp needles behind my eyes. I can barely lift a finger. I can barely think coherently.

I take another punch, and spit out a clot of blood.

From far away, I hear voices. I can barely make anything out. There are two of them.

"They won't talk. What should we do?"

"Hm… Leave this one. Kill the other one."

I hear sounds of struggle. I try to move, but my hands are bound. I summon all my strength and look ahead.

The images come in quick flashes as I struggle to stay conscious. I see the guard lift the silenced pistol. I see him pull the trigger. I see the handcuffed man shudder as the bullets tear into his chest. I see the blood begin to pool on the ground.

I black out again, fall into a nightmare world filled with the screams of the dying.