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\chapter{The Screaming Night}
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\by{Oatgan}
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The woman's shouting screams shattered the dark silence like
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a broken bone after a high fall. ``Help meeee!'', she
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screamed. There was no answering from the good citizens. At the
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moment at least. Luke Bavarious, was not exactly a good citizen. He
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was less than good, and rushed towards the attack at fast
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speeds.
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Earlier in the day, Luke was at a tavern. Drinking margaritas and
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eating submarine sandwiches at the pool as he always does.
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Luke's informant Manitoba approaches.
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``Care for a light, B?'' Manitoba holds out a lighter,
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literally vomiting fire.
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``No way, Manitoba. I don't smoke after the accident.
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You know that. Remember?'' Luke responded.
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``Oh yeah'' said Manitoba. ``Look, I came here to
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tell ya bout all these attacking that happened recently. Word is
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some kind of half-man half-monster half-dog is wandering around in
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the night and killing people in the dark alleys.'' Luke
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finishes his drink and puts the sandwich in his pocket. He got up
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and got another drink. This time it is a scotch on the rocks. Cheap
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just the way he likes it.
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As Luke is quickly racing towards the female screams he hears a
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distant rumbling coming from the same direction as the female
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screams are coming from. He thought time was running short. Wind
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swept through his windswept hair as the cries drifted closer and
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closer. He then heard a sound that sounded like a sharp object
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tearing into flesh. The girl screamed no more. She was killed
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before she was saved.
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Luke continued to give chase. He ran until he was tired from
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running to much. He ran more and followed the rumbling through the
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alleys as the monster left strewn garbage and blood streaks in the
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ground. He passes a homeless boy looking through a trash dumpster.
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He stops and asks him if he has seen anything suspicious. The boy
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replies negatively. He has seen nothing. His mind might change if
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he gave him the sandwich sticking out of his dark flowing powerful
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trench coat though. Luke says no. He continues chasing.
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Luke came to a dead end. {\em Dammit!} What is that? A sewer? Luke heads
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down into the city sewer system. The stench is bad. Like rotting
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meat from last Thursday. He marches onward. Along the way he finds
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spare body limbs. Owner, unknown. He also sees the homeless boy
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again. This time the kid gives Luke a warning.
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``You will not catch him. And you will not defeat him. He is
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too evil.''
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``What the hell do you know, kid.'' He says.
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``You're just a freakin' homeless
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kid.''
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Luke pushes the boy down as he sloshes through the filth. The boy falls
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face-first into the sewage. As Luke wades he sees a door at the end of
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the tunnel he took. The door has a sign on it that reads {\sc This is
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the lair a monster farewell to all whom enter}. Luke pays no heed and
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barges through. He sees the homeless kid again.
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``How did you get here, poop-head? I thought I ran past you
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and I did!''
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``Inconsequential,'' said the homeless boy. The boy then
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shape shifted into a monster that looks kind of like a dog. Luke
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drew his Beretta and fired wildly into the dog-monster. The monster
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showed no signs of being affected like bleeding or flinching. In
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frustration Luke threw the Beretta at the monster.
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``I warned you more than once, human! Now you pay for not
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listening to me and not giving me a sandwich!'' The monster
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lunged at Luke and pinned Luke to the wet slimy ground. Luke could
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not move. He could only struggle. Luke's face was peeled off.
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The monster ate his face.
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The End?
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