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Aceie sat beside her father's grave as the church bell struck ten Hickory Dickory Dock She thought watching the worshippers filing out of the warm church like ans from an anthill, she'd watched them every night since she'd buried her father, they'd never noticed her watching them like a cat watches a baby bird The mouse ran up the clock Aceie thought back to the only time her father had taken her to a church.
She'd enjoyed the singing and the smiles on the parishioners faces. But then the sermon had begun.
The priest warned against the sin of bodily passion, his voice thundered round the church saying that the children of such unions were children of sin, cursed to fight endlessly for their souls. Aceie giggled she liked being a so called child of sin That vicar's face when Daddy picked me up at the end of the sermon and told him "A thought provoking sermon Reverend, but my child of sin and I have better things to do today"
Aceie lay next to the grave gazing up at the cloudfilled sky If this is fighting endlessly for my soul it's a lot of fun Thunder clapped in the distance and rain began to fall, Aceie closed her eyes and let the rain wash over her.
"Lovely weather" She jumped to her feet and glared at the figure standing in the shadows "Who are you?" The shadowy figure replied in a deep, soft voice "A friend"
"I have no friends" Aceie drew her switchbade and the air between them tensed "I ask you again. Who are you?"
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"I had a dream" He said "A voice told me to complete the deck" He held out a card to Aceie, who took it "I am the King of Spades, will you join me? Together we'll find the others and Gotha City shall fall at our feet" He stepped out of the shadows. The King was dressed in black, his ace half hidden by a black mask "I work alone" Aceie stated, foldig her arms stubbornly, The king nodded twirling his staff
"I know, your work is well know if a little lacking in . . . elegance" Aceie shrugged and flipped her wet hair outof her eyes "Gets the job done, not to mention it's entertaining" Again the King nodded
"Please Ace, consider my offer"
Aceie finally nodded "I'll consider it" King held out his hand "Excellent, my dear"
They shook hand over The Joker's grave
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