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Death's Castle
Ch.9
After the nurse had reported to the head doctor the surprising news, she had been reassigned to watch over the mother for signs of another awakening. I was dreadfully boring, and time seemed to stretch longer than could be possible. She tapped her foot on the floor impatiently, checking her watch every minuet. To her frustration, neither the second, nor the minuet hand went any faster. She let out an aggravated sigh, but her face immediately brightened when she heard footsteps echo down the hall. She leapt out of her seat and rushed to the door, clinging tot the doorframe to avoid falling over.
"Doctor Dimaric!" she shouted happily. When he had gotten closer, she whispered conspiratorially, "Did you get it?"
He shot her an annoyed glance. He opened his large, black briefcase and handed her a large, hardcover book. It looked pretty old.
"I hope you're happy, I had to trek al over Amity to find that thing." He said before walking away.
"Thank you!" She called before he turned the corner. She ducked quickly back inside the room and sat on her chair.
Wiping the dust off the cover, she examined the front. It was a fairly standard cover, brown leather embossed with gold letters. It was a bit worn around the edges, like it had seen many places. The unusual thing was the title. It read The Complete Collection of All Things Paranormal. She held her breath nervously and slowly eased the aged book open, being careful not to damage it.
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She was trapped, she could not see, there was no way out, and some creepy guy had been waiting for her. Goody, just what she needed to make the day complete.
"I've been waiting for you for a while now, although I must admit you came much sooner than expected." A light chuckle was heard. It made her skin crawl. "Reaper, what is the cause of death?"
"She is not really dead, Master." Danny replied, in a curiously monotone voice.
A pair of red eyes abruptly flashed a few feet away, Sam's breath hitched in surprise.
"What do you mean she's not dead?" The voice hissed, seething.
"She is a temporary replacement, Master." Once again, it was monotone.
Sam could feel the displeasure radiating from the man the voice belonged to, although he could not see him. She could only see his red eyes, along with Danny's, making the situation all the more eerie.
A light shone suddenly, making her wince. I illuminated a door. It was a fairly typical wooden door, the only oddity was it was a light purple. She looked over nervously at Danny. The light over the door shone harshly across his face, she couldn't really decipher the expression. She looked around for the red eyes, but they had disappeared. Things were getting weirder by the second. It didn't make her feel any better.
She opened her mouth to speak, but a glare from Danny made the sound die in her throat.
'What's going on?' She thought nervously.
Danny grabbed a hold of her sweatshirt and practically hauled her over closer to the door. His grip was like iron. Once again, Sam opened her mouth to speak, but Danny just narrowed his eyes. She promptly shut her mouth. In one fluid motion, he yanked the door open, threw her in, and slammed the door shut, trapping her on the other side.
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The nurse hurriedly flipped through the pages, eagerly seeking what she hoped would be found.
'Of course this book wouldn't have a table of contents or an index.' She thought, rolling her eyes.
She let out a soft, excited squeal when she found what she wanted. It was a section on paranormal beings, unfortunately, it was extremely long. She started to skim through the pages when a heading caught her eye. She didn't know why, it wasn't related in any way to what she was looking for. Her eyes were almost magnetically drawn to the page, to that heading…it was the oddest thing…She glanced at her watch.
'Might as well.' She figured.
The Grim Reaper
Two Grim Reapers are elected every few centuries; the length of the duration of the job is determined by how well the job is performed. The Grim Reaper is bound to Death in a unique, servant/employee fashion. The duties of the Reaper are as follows: Making the people die on the appointed time, taking the souls from the body, and guiding the soul to its position/resting place. See Death and/ or Life for further details.
A though flitted through her head, 'That was interesting; I wonder how they know this stuff anyway.'
She shrugged and closed the book, gently setting it on her lap. Her eyes needed a break, she'd been reading for awhile. She was looking out the window when a faint, green glow enveloped the book, pulsing under her fingertips.
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Whew! Another chapter finished! It's a tad bit shorter than a few of my recent one's, but oh well…I didn't have much time…
Attension: There will be D/S eventually, and lots of it! But at the moment, I am building the plot. Think of their posotions too, Sam's mother almost died, but she took her place. She's too over loaded at the moment to think of a love life.Danny has been through things you don't know yet, and he's the Grim Reaper! He's already opened up a little to her...
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