Unnatural Justice

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Do I have your attention?

Good.

Are you prepared to hear me out, without making any judgements until my story is finished?

Even better.

Do you have everything you need? Tea? Coffee? Or perhaps something stronger? (Before I'm finished you may wish for it.) You're ready? Fine, then come close, for this story of mine isn't something I'd want anyone overhearing.

The world is populated by spirits, you know, and some of them aren't very nice at all. The fact is, they can be downright evil…

"Nobody's perfect. Still, I've always thought of myself as a nice guy at heart."

He was smiling when he said it, that same old all-gathering smile of his; all teeth and glisten at first glance, but look really close and you may see the maw of the beast. His eyes had that shine beyond twinkle; they dazzled like the sun, a journalist once wrote, but she'd have been nearer the mark if she'd said they were as bright as the flames of hell, yet as hard as the stone that builds a city.

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