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From: An anonymous benefactor
Message: By Not-So-Secret Princely Anon
"Have a good time, (your name)! And stay out of trouble!"
Your mum waves as you happily rush out of the house in your costume, eager to fill the candy bucket with all the sweets in the world. You started with nearby houses and slowly work your way though, eventually heading to a part of the neighborhood where you have to go though the rows of stores in order to reach there. Most of stores are closed early for the Halloween, so the place is relatively quiet.
About halfway through, you see drops of blood trailing into a nearby alleyway. Curious, you decided to look for the person and see if they need help only to be greeted with a gruesome sight as you rounded a corner.
A man in black with a dark red vest is kneeling by someone lying still in the shadows, happily humming a tune as he hacks at the body with a blade, spraying blood on the nearby walls, himself and the ground around the victim.
As the man seem to be occupied with what he is doing, you decide to quietly back away before calling the police. But before you are out of his sight, you accidentally kicked an empty can.
You froze as the man stops and slowly turns his head towards your direction. From under a black slouch hat with one side folded up, you can make out a few-days-old stubble on his face and two glowing, blood red orbs behind a pair of yellow-tainted aviator sunglasses.
"G'day."
He greeted you rather courteously, a corner of his mouth curled up in a smirk revealing sharp canines as he stands to his full height and your jaw drops when you see how tall the man is, easily towering over you as you unintentionally back yourself to a wall with no easy way to escape as he stops in front of you.
"Hmm, what to do with you? Oi forget what Spy said about dealing with witnesses..." He pondered, the tip of his bloodied blade tapping at his chin in thought.
"You know what, forget it." He finally said as he suddenly holds you in place and raises his weapon over you. "Oi'll just chop you up and dispose of you along with the target."
You couldn't move, helplessly looking up at him as he swings his blade down at you.
"Non! Stop, Sniper."
The blade stop just an inch from your forehead and you slowly slide down to the floor, on the verge of wetting yourself as another man in white suit shimmers into view beside the blood covered killer, wearing a tight-fitting white balaclava that only exposes his blue eyes and mouth.
"Are you okay?" The man in white said to you in a gentle voice as he kneels down in front of you.
You slowly shake your head and the man in white frowns before he stands up and reprimands 'Sniper'.
"Sniper, how many times do I have to tell you? Didn't I tell you to call for me when witnesses are involved?"
"How am oi supposed to know, Spy? Oh, maybe if ya can stop givin' me lectures and get straight to the point then oi might remember some things ya said to me." 'Sniper' retorted back, snarling at 'Spy'.
"*sigh* Fine, just go and finish your job with those zings. And remember to wash away all ze blood you... 'accidentally' spilled." 'Spy' huffed, waving off a rather disgruntled 'Sniper'.
As the 'Sniper' started humming the same tune again resuming his work, 'Spy' offers you his white gloved hand.
"Can you stand? Let me explain what Sniper is doing before I walk you home."
You hesitated a bit before you take his hand and he gently pulls you to your feet.
"Tell me, what do you know about Halloween?" He asks. You think back to what your history teacher had taught your class and you replied, before you ask him about the sudden question.
"You are correct, it is a day which ze ghosts and monsters freely roam ze earth. Ze reason why I ask you that is because ze part about ghosts and monsters is real. Look at the body Sniper's cutting up."
At that he turns you towards the direction of the 'Sniper'. Even though you don't want to look at the body, you have no choice but to check the masked man's credibility.
Your eyes, adjusted to the darkness, widened as you make out what looks like sharp fangs poking out of the victim's bloodied mouth. As if to further validate the truth, 'Sniper' briefly glances back at you and holds up an arm that is not even human in appearance.
"If Sniper hadn't come here to kill that zing, it would likely have you and the other passing kids for dinner." 'Spy' explained. "Now walk with me, there's a couple of them nearby."
It seemed like forever before you find yourself standing in front of your house, only to find that 'Spy' vanished the same way he appeared. It was then you find your candy bucket by your feet, filled to brim with candies and an item along with a note.
<I apologize for Sniper's behavior and hope you find the item useful.>
<- Spy>
Message: By Not-So-Secret Princely Anon
"Have a good time, (your name)! And stay out of trouble!"
Your mum waves as you happily rush out of the house in your costume, eager to fill the candy bucket with all the sweets in the world. You started with nearby houses and slowly work your way though, eventually heading to a part of the neighborhood where you have to go though the rows of stores in order to reach there. Most of stores are closed early for the Halloween, so the place is relatively quiet.
About halfway through, you see drops of blood trailing into a nearby alleyway. Curious, you decided to look for the person and see if they need help only to be greeted with a gruesome sight as you rounded a corner.
A man in black with a dark red vest is kneeling by someone lying still in the shadows, happily humming a tune as he hacks at the body with a blade, spraying blood on the nearby walls, himself and the ground around the victim.
As the man seem to be occupied with what he is doing, you decide to quietly back away before calling the police. But before you are out of his sight, you accidentally kicked an empty can.
You froze as the man stops and slowly turns his head towards your direction. From under a black slouch hat with one side folded up, you can make out a few-days-old stubble on his face and two glowing, blood red orbs behind a pair of yellow-tainted aviator sunglasses.
"G'day."
He greeted you rather courteously, a corner of his mouth curled up in a smirk revealing sharp canines as he stands to his full height and your jaw drops when you see how tall the man is, easily towering over you as you unintentionally back yourself to a wall with no easy way to escape as he stops in front of you.
"Hmm, what to do with you? Oi forget what Spy said about dealing with witnesses..." He pondered, the tip of his bloodied blade tapping at his chin in thought.
"You know what, forget it." He finally said as he suddenly holds you in place and raises his weapon over you. "Oi'll just chop you up and dispose of you along with the target."
You couldn't move, helplessly looking up at him as he swings his blade down at you.
"Non! Stop, Sniper."
The blade stop just an inch from your forehead and you slowly slide down to the floor, on the verge of wetting yourself as another man in white suit shimmers into view beside the blood covered killer, wearing a tight-fitting white balaclava that only exposes his blue eyes and mouth.
"Are you okay?" The man in white said to you in a gentle voice as he kneels down in front of you.
You slowly shake your head and the man in white frowns before he stands up and reprimands 'Sniper'.
"Sniper, how many times do I have to tell you? Didn't I tell you to call for me when witnesses are involved?"
"How am oi supposed to know, Spy? Oh, maybe if ya can stop givin' me lectures and get straight to the point then oi might remember some things ya said to me." 'Sniper' retorted back, snarling at 'Spy'.
"*sigh* Fine, just go and finish your job with those zings. And remember to wash away all ze blood you... 'accidentally' spilled." 'Spy' huffed, waving off a rather disgruntled 'Sniper'.
As the 'Sniper' started humming the same tune again resuming his work, 'Spy' offers you his white gloved hand.
"Can you stand? Let me explain what Sniper is doing before I walk you home."
You hesitated a bit before you take his hand and he gently pulls you to your feet.
"Tell me, what do you know about Halloween?" He asks. You think back to what your history teacher had taught your class and you replied, before you ask him about the sudden question.
"You are correct, it is a day which ze ghosts and monsters freely roam ze earth. Ze reason why I ask you that is because ze part about ghosts and monsters is real. Look at the body Sniper's cutting up."
At that he turns you towards the direction of the 'Sniper'. Even though you don't want to look at the body, you have no choice but to check the masked man's credibility.
Your eyes, adjusted to the darkness, widened as you make out what looks like sharp fangs poking out of the victim's bloodied mouth. As if to further validate the truth, 'Sniper' briefly glances back at you and holds up an arm that is not even human in appearance.
"If Sniper hadn't come here to kill that zing, it would likely have you and the other passing kids for dinner." 'Spy' explained. "Now walk with me, there's a couple of them nearby."
It seemed like forever before you find yourself standing in front of your house, only to find that 'Spy' vanished the same way he appeared. It was then you find your candy bucket by your feet, filled to brim with candies and an item along with a note.
<I apologize for Sniper's behavior and hope you find the item useful.>
<- Spy>
Oh dear, how scary. It's a good thing you came by or Sniper would have had me for dessert!
((Thank you for the letter and the gift ExSTARterrestrial Throwback Tail.))
