Ignited in the Present by S.K. Graves

ʀʜʏꜱ

ʟɪᴇꜱ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ꜰᴀꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴏᴜʟ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’ꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ᴜɴᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴍɪꜱᴇʀʏ.
ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴍʏ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ɪᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ, ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴡᴀꜱ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ.
ɪ’ᴍ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀɢᴏɴʏ, ꜰᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ ɪ ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴀʀᴍꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ꜱʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ.
ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ. ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇꜱ ʜᴇ’ꜱ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴀɪɴ ᴛᴇʟʟꜱ ᴍᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟ’ꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋ.
ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴀɴɢᴇʟ? ɪ ᴡᴏɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ ɪꜱ ꜱᴛʀɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ʟᴜɴɢꜱ.

ᴋᴀʏᴅᴇɴ
ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴜᴍᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ. ɪ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ɪᴛꜱ ꜰʟᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋꜱ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴅʀᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴍᴇ.
ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ. ɪ ꜱᴛᴀʟᴋ ʜɪᴍ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡꜱ, ᴅᴇꜱᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀꜱᴛᴇ ʜɪᴍ, ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ʜɪᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʜɪᴍ.
ʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ ᴏʙꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ʙᴏʀɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛᴏxɪᴄ ɪɴꜱᴀɴɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪ ꜱᴜʀʀᴇɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ Qᴜɪᴛ. ʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴍʏ ꜱᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴀᴍ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴀᴍɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀꜱʜ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʟᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʜɪᴍ ꜱᴀꜰᴇ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅᴏ ᴡʜᴀᴛᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʜɪᴍ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜꜱ ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ.
ʜᴇ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ ᴍᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ ʜɪᴍ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʙᴇᴀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ɪꜱ ʜɪꜱ. ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ, ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ.
ɪ’ᴍ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟ. ᴄᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴍᴇ?