by M. Walsh
“Guess not.”
“Frost,” he said. “That insolent little ... he deceived me!”
I laughed again. “Vicar Frost..? You actually took that shifty bastard at his word?” I continued laughing while selecting a pair of scalpels. I decided I would save the bigger blades for later. I had so much time after all, and the human body can last so long. “Oh well,” I said, approaching him. “If it’s any consolation, you probably would’ve been a shitty Emperor anyway.”
He was stewing, looking outraged and angry, until he saw my toys. As I approached him with my precious tools, he started to understand what was coming.
“Wait a moment!” he said. “No—no, you can’t do this!”
“They all say that,” I replied, smiling.
“No! I can’t die like this! I—I’m Jacob Daredin! I am to be the next Dark Emperor!”
He continued yelling and shouting, louder and louder as I inched the scalpel closer and closer to his sternum. I was going to savor this.
“But,” he whimpered. “... my destiny ...”
I looked him in his beady little eyes and shrugged. “I guess destiny isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.”
He said nothing more, and I went to work.
Bliss.
END
About the Author
M. Walsh lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he was born and raised. He attended the School of Visual Arts. The Ghost Princess is his first novel.
He is comprised of a series of ones and zeroes.
www.m-walshwrites.com
Copyright © 2015 by M. Walsh
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Cover art by Anthony Jensen
Table of Contents
Part I: Refusal
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2
3
4
Part II: Threshold
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6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Part III: Crossroad
14
15
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17
18
19
20
Part IV: Brink
21
22
23
24
Part V: Denial
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