Bullets and Death

by Nick

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The first officer turned back towards the doorway, Simon’s voice from the hall shocking him into action. The second officer, frightened and anxious, squeezed on the trigger of his gun. Blake’s bullet-ridden body fell to the ground, blood gushing from the various holes. “Damn,” Blake gasped, as life slipped out of his shell.

“BLAKE!” Simon screamed from the hallway, tears dripping down his face. They had barely known each other, and yet — in many ways — Blake had been his best friend, his closest ally.

“Containment! Containment!” shouted the Man In Black, as jolted by these events as the officers. And, as Simon could see in the man’s eyes, scared of what might happen next. And, Simon thought, he should be.

Simon sniffled, trying to dry his eyes. “Blake once killed an archangel with his bare hands,” he said. Simon could feel a fire burning deep in him, begging to escape. “And he had no where near the frakkin power I do.” Simon’s eyes exploded into balls of fire. “You’re all going to gorram pay now.”

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Bullets and Death

    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 11 months ago

    Sorry to do two in a row again, but if anyone was going to kill Blake, it was me. But is he really dead? Perhaps some perceptive reader might realize a way out that was mentioned in the first ficlet serial of Simon & Blake. Hmmm…

    (And if anyone even thinks of just having Simon resurrect him, I’m… well… there’s really nothing I can do, but I won’t be pleased.)

  2. Bullets and Death

    Nick's Buddy Icon Nick

    Posted 11 months ago

    Oh, and before anyone mentions that Simon seems to have gotten a power jump here, my intention is that Simon’s basically just tapped into the “dark side.” He’s relented control of the magics that flow thru his body and merely become a conduit for wild magical forces. Not the kind of thing an experienced magician would let happen, but Simon is young and under a bit of stress here.

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    Amaster's Buddy Icon Amaster

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    “Damn,” Blake gasped, as life slipped out of his shell.
    That makes me think that we haven’t heard the last of Blake.

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    Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars' Buddy Icon Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Oh, I know! Simon could revive him with his tears! ‘Cause true love never dies! : )
    Very surprising twist. And now Simon gets to go Dark Phoenix!? I wonder what Willow will say about that… : )

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    Hobo Beard Bob's Buddy Icon Hobo Beard Bob

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    The government could make Blake into a robotic police officer who fights crime in the near future. I don’t think that has been done yet.

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    Howie Amourscow's Buddy Icon Howie Amourscow

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Blake turns into a glowy-blue ghost who explains that when he told Simon that Azrael killed his father, it was true, “from a certain point of view”?

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    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I’m just very sad with the possibility of Blake’s death, even though it doesn’t seem he’ll stay dead.
    ~
    Or, maybe death doesn’t mean “unable to participate” . . .

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