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"And that is what awaits you after '<strong>death</strong>,' my audience! Have a care as <strong>to</strong><br />

how you live your life, but know that it is <strong>not</strong> oblivion that awaits you after<br />

this life!"<br />

"What wash!" Morte cried out aloud.<br />

The speaker's head turned <strong>to</strong> face Morte, frowning slightly. He leaned out,<br />

trying <strong>to</strong> see who spoke. "A question? A question from one <strong>of</strong> the living,<br />

perhaps?"<br />

Morte ducked <strong>be</strong>low the lecturer's field <strong>of</strong> view, then turned up <strong>to</strong> me with<br />

a whisper, "Go ahead, chief. Tell him the dark <strong>of</strong> it."<br />

"Yes, I have a question..." I said, raising my hand.<br />

He indicated for me <strong>to</strong> continue.<br />

"The Dustmen say that this life is where we end up when we die."<br />

The speaker chuckled derisively... some mem<strong>be</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> the audience chuckled,<br />

as well. "There are countless petitioners, my friend, Dustmen among them,<br />

who would disagree with Dustman... 'philosophy.'"<br />

"What if someone can't die?"<br />

He laughed. "Nonsense! Everyone dies, friend. Even gods die."<br />

"I can't die," I declared with an innocent shrug.<br />

"Oh, truly! Look, everyone, a rare treat: one <strong>of</strong> the great immortals has<br />

graced us with his presence! Greetings, O immortal!" The audience laughed.<br />

My eyebrows furrowed in annoyance. For someone who spouted the exotic<br />

wonders <strong>of</strong> the multiverse, Death's Advocate was a closed-minded idiot, and<br />

I wasn't going <strong>to</strong> let his half-baked tripe pass, "I can prove it."<br />

"Oh <strong>do</strong>! Do!" There was more laughter from the audience. "What sport!<br />

Take heed, my audience. I think we shall have a rare display <strong>of</strong> my lecture<br />

<strong>to</strong>day! Come up here, o immortal, and we shall see who is right and who is<br />

dead!"<br />

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