"I don't think you understand. Let me tell you a story. Or part of a story at least. Part of my story."
It was, Joseph thought, a rather good story. Maybe not as good as some, maybe it wasn't the Great American Novel, but it was good all the same. It was certainly unlike any story that he had read, that was for sure. Perhaps, when he could no longer stave off the inevitable, Corrine would be able to tell his story.
"My partner there, you can't see them, but he wears a special set of manacles. These manacles allow me to control him. I only have to think a thought and he must obey. It's been that way for years. But the spell necessary to maintain the control requires sacrifices. If I ever were to fail to perform the spell I would not longer have him in my control, and he would certainly kill him."
That was why the ceremony must be completed tonight. There was no time to find more kills despite how dangerous staying here was after their debacle earlier that day. It had to be tonight.
"But as I said, I'm not going to kill you. I had to go find another girl to take your place, but that wasn't so hard. After the ceremony we'll leave and I think I will have a similar set of manacles fashioned for you. I can't risk having you escape. It means twice the deaths but I've been doing this for a long time, so I'm not worried about that."
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It was, Joseph thought, a rather good story. Maybe not as good as some, maybe it wasn't the Great American Novel, but it was good all the same. It was certainly unlike any story that he had read, that was for sure. Perhaps, when he could no longer stave off the inevitable, Corrine would be able to tell his story.
"My partner there, you can't see them, but he wears a special set of manacles. These manacles allow me to control him. I only have to think a thought and he must obey. It's been that way for years. But the spell necessary to maintain the control requires sacrifices. If I ever were to fail to perform the spell I would not longer have him in my control, and he would certainly kill him."
That was why the ceremony must be completed tonight. There was no time to find more kills despite how dangerous staying here was after their debacle earlier that day. It had to be tonight.
"But as I said, I'm not going to kill you. I had to go find another girl to take your place, but that wasn't so hard. After the ceremony we'll leave and I think I will have a similar set of manacles fashioned for you. I can't risk having you escape. It means twice the deaths but I've been doing this for a long time, so I'm not worried about that."