This is one of a series of papers presented for scholars of pre-Conquest indigenous cultures and ceremonies in the Americas. The events chronicled herein are at significant variance from other sources and contemporary reports. Accordingly, the document's very explicit, even lurid, descriptions of the activities accompanying the sacrifice must be regarded, pending further study, as unproven. NOTE: This is an excerpt from my novel, Promise, also posted here on SOL.
Do You Believe In Magic?
He travelled to many places, used many names and even went to different times. There was something that he always did though. It was 'The Price' that would be extracted, he still did not know what to call it. It/She knew him well, would take many forms, but with each kill, it would take the form of a Raven. This life had started long ago. When his family had been killed, he swore an oath to have revenge. It/She heard him, comforted him and gave him what he most desired.
Lorraine Miller find a large black man waiting for her in her home. He threatens to kill her 2 youngest children if she does not to exactly what he says. He then tells her that the only thing she is allowed to say is "I think that is a great idea" to anyone who asks her a question or for her opinion. What follows next is a sick game between Lorraine and her 14 year old son as a nice, prim, proper and prude mom is pushed to her absolute limits in a desperate attempt to keep her family safe.