{"id":3618,"date":"2017-12-22T20:33:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emendedhearts.com\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2023-02-26T06:48:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T11:48:06","slug":"basilisks-creed-chapter-fifty-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emendedhearts.com\/hi\/basilisks-creed-chapter-fifty-two\/","title":{"rendered":"The Basilisk’s Creed: Chapter Fifty-Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Go Fuck Yourself.”<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Loud banging pierces through the still air, bellowing thuds coming one after the other, relentlessly hammering away just before a familiar, annoying voice follows.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Tilton! Time to pay up! Just because there’s mermaids falling from the sky, doesn’t mean you don’t owe your rent anymore!”<\/span><\/p>\n

All too quickly, my surroundings fade from glorious gold and rich amber to a familiar darkness. The feel of warm, plush cushions dissipates immediately, giving way for cold air and a small, hardened mattress. The intoxicating scents of cedar and sandalwood are instantly replaced by that of faint mildew and stale, unventilated air that refuses to be masked by artificial tangerine.<\/span><\/p>\n

The banging ensues\u2014as do the rude ramblings of my landlord, Roger Kirk.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Open up, Tilton! I don’t have all fucking day,” he continues, pounding on the already frail door even harder.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m back in my room, lying in my tiny bed alone as my consciousness slowly but surely takes over. I stare into the darkness as the loud pummeling forces me awake. I blink at the nothingness that surrounds me, finding it a little hard to breathe as a very strange sense of longing ripples through me.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reaper is\u2026nowhere in sight.<\/span><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t see him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Can\u2019t smell him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Can\u2019t hear him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Can\u2019t feel <\/em>him.<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u2019s gone.<\/span><\/p>\nJoin us or log in to read more.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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