Part 1
When Wizard #239 first came to me, I was drinking at least two fifths of vodka a day. The force had suspended me a month back. I sat at home, mostly. I just couldn't bear to get out of the house much after Lydia and the kids were...gone.
The ones that stayed on the force only had a wife...a husband...maybe one or two of their kids...taken. But I had it all taken away - all of them - after Soul #1704 sent henchmen to prove a point about stopping the investigations.
So I was stuck in this home. This house. I thought of revenge constantly, every day. I tried not to at first.
I bumped into the Wild Mage on a day in autumn, I can't remember which; I was out getting necessities, though. He had helped with a case once. We were familiar with each other.
He claimed he could take care of my problem, but that it would be at a price.
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Part 3
"You don't understand..." Wizard #239 adjusts himself, sighs, and then smirks, "...what you're doing by refusing peace..."
Wild Mage turns from the four Blue Wizard Spymasters standing before us - him, Wizard #4104, Warrior #12974 and myself; he locks eyes with me. A chill runs up my spine. The enchantment. I am calm. I have always known this day could arrive. Would arrive? I am fine.
I relax myself and again look to Wild Mage, and I nod. I keep a stern face, I hope. The wind is howling as I think about my family. I think about that bastard, Soul #1704. I am scared and calm.
The veiled Blue Wizards stare on, silently.
"Tell me...how loyal are you and your lackeys to the cause - of refusing us a ceasefire?"
"Is it more loyalty than this?"
Wild Mage turns again to me, and gives me the secret signal. My heart sinks. My hand moves on its own, saluting him.
I step aside, widening my stance a bit.
I want to live. I want to -
The Blue Wizards all shift their attention to me.
I think about my children, that day they...
I feel a surge. I feel it to be true. Warrior #10234 almost pulled the assassination off. I have no doubts that Wild Mage will fulfill this.
I do not want to live.
I step again and the enchantment burns as I put my hand to my throat and the other to my heart and I feel it - I feel the
Nothing.
Nothing.
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