http://slow.writerscafe.org/Rzb32 The original writings of author Zack Black en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776091124 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 The day of the wedding. A wedding built on lies, distrust, and a hopeful revolution. Usually a day of love, trust, and hope. The day the God of Hell is marrying his love is a grand day. A charade thrown to fool everyone in the nearest lands. People are coming from far and wide, different worlds afa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1846912/ Nathan walks into a large event hall, an arch at the front of the room decorated in flowers. Twelve long wooden pews go back from that, six on the left, six on the right. The setup for the wedding just as Nathan wanted. Behind the pews is the set up for the reception, round tables with eight chairs .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1846908/ Raven, Christan, and Sharie walk a brick walkway to a large victorian style house. Sharie has brought one her hounds, Steel, with her. “Sharie, I don’t question much that you do, but the dog?” Asks Raven.“Marik loves my hounds. Steel is his favorite. I honestly don’t kn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1846907/ Muriel brings her wheelchair into the room the next morning and seems to be in pain. A cringeworthy type of pain. April comes over and kneels next to her.“Everything okay?” she asks.“I feel an infection in my leg starting. It hurts pretty bad.” says Muriel.“Well let&rs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1846905/ Raven wakes up in the morning in Marsha’s bed, but the other side is empty. She rolls over and looks at the clock. 9:03. She sits up in the bed and puts her bare feet on the floor. She smells something cooking from the kitchen. Raven laces up her combat boots after putting on a pair of pants .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1846895/ Raven comes down the stairs in the middle of the night. Every light in the house is turned off. She sees Ace sleeping on the couch and walks into the kitchen. When she turns the corner she sees Emily sitting at the kitchen table. “Emily it’s three in the morning, what are you doing up?&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1846894/ Nathan walks through his castle doors to his throne room. A grim, dark place. With one figure standing in the room. Nathan’s face shows his surprise. A friend of his, an ally of his, and an accomplice. “General Simmons, what do I owe this visit?” asks Nathan closing the door to hi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1846893/ The Black Widow and Muriel make their way through the forests of Hell. Shrouded by the trees, only some of the moonlight can pierce the veil of the canopy. They stop in a small clearing to catch their breath. Muriel leans her back against a tree and is breathing heavy.“Are you alright?”.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1846891/ The Black Widow sits in her room as she hears the sound of breaking glass. She stands up alarmed at the sound. She puts her ear against the door and hears the heels of Nathan’s boots down the hallway.“Alexander! Wait!” yells Nathan as his pace picks up and the voice gets farther a.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1846889/ Raven takes April, Shelly, Ace, and Emily to the basement just as Jonathan asked. Leaving Marsha upstairs with Aldemar so she can be in peace with seeing her husband again. They all look around for the spot in the floor that leads to another staircase.“Guys I think I found it, help me move th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1699368/ The Widow remains in captivity. Alone. She has taken up writing in a diary. Maybe one day she’ll escape this and publish her diary like Anne Frank did, except she’ll hopefully live to tell the tale. She hears the heels of the boots again. Nathan, once again coming to commit some sort of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1699366/ For the first time in almost a month, Raven brings the group back to planet Earth. Back to Marsha’s house while she’s still in the hospital from her injuries. Raven,April, and Ace sit at the kitchen table. Shelly sits up on the kitchen counter. Aldemar stands in the doorway leaning agai.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1699363/ Elijah wakes up, his arms and legs shackled  to a cement wall, blood running from the top of his head from the brick, and his lip is busted from falling face first on the floor. Snake sits in a chair watching him curiously. She watches Elijah wake up and she leaves for a few moments. She comes .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1699362/ The Widow sits alone, looking out a window. She wears a large, dark blue ball gown. Staying in a glorious mansion in Hell’s countryside, her own solace haunting her. She hears the sound of heels walking through the old wooden floorboards, most likely Nathan, but she could care less if it isn&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1699361/ Smoke fills the room, cackling fills the air, and an evil joy fills the emptiness. Electricity flows through the air freely. Two large shadows stand next to each other, with a green glow emitting from one of them.“Master, are you sure you can do this outside of your body?” asks Snake.&l.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1699360/ Raven,Ace,April, Emerald, and Matt arrive in the Capital. Astonished at the disaster that has been caused there. April walks away from the larger group out of the Capital with a blank stare on her face. Ace notices and taps Raven to let her know that he is going to follow her. April just starts wal.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1656151/ Shelly, Garret,Amanda,Lucas, Emily, and the Black Widow regroup outside Elder Sarah’s castle and make their way back to Ed’s bookstore, unaware of Nathan’s deeds. Nathan left Ed broken and battered in his bookstore. The Widow gets to a point where she can see the bookstore in sigh.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1656149/ April,Raven, and Ace sit across a from Emerald and Matt. Hiding. Not knowing who is looking for them, nor why they are looking. Matt looks out a window, that is barely in place still, some of the glass broken, the wooden center is off center. When Matt looks out the window he sees the fire at the C.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1646406/ The Widow opens her eyes, her own body's eyes. She stands up and faces the room of people staring at her. Shelly is crying, Emily is trying to comfort her. Nathan watches on curiously. Elder Sarah and Aldemar have blank expressions. Garret, has Amanda take Lucas out of the room. Marsha's body sits .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1635389/ The Widow takes Marsha’s hand. Knowing this is the most important reincarnation she has ever done. If she does this correctly, not only does she help one of her best friends, Shelly, but she proves to the other powerful beings that she is a contender for power as well. She closes her eyes and.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1634902/ Shelly,Emily,Garret,Lucas,Amanda,Elder Sarah,Sabri,Aldemar, Elijah, and the Black Widow all in one room. Interests are indeed divided. For the worse of situations.“Well don’t we have a full house now?” says Elder Sarah.“Mom?” asks Shelly, seeing Sabri using her mother&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1634897/ Ed sits in his bookshop watching the events transpire in the Capital on his old television. He could not be any more thrilled about the success of his plan to overthrow the oppressive Elder Sarah and her witchy ways. Suddenly the door to the shop opens, the bell on top of the door rings. Ed is alar.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1630946/ The plan was going perfectly. Guards swarmed to the town square to try and stop the blaze from burning down the entire Capital. The Widow, Garret, and Amanda made it past the guards and made their way to the prison, where Shelly,Emily, and Lucas waited for them. By the time Widow and company made i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1629772/ Ace,Raven,April, Emerald and Matt make it back to a safe place. Away from Sabri, away from Snake, and away from the Capital. They find an old, abandoned cabin on their way, Raven’s survival instincts told her that even if something was in the cabin, they could fight it off better than they co.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1628839/ The time is finally here. It is a cold, dark, dreary night in the Capital, as it often is at night. Ed sits in the book store waiting for his plan of overthrowing the Elder to unravel. Shelly,Emily, and Lucas wait at the prison to let out the prisoners. They have the plan of lifting Lucas in throug.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1628078/ Sabri, still using Marsha’s body for his own possession appears at the newly formed abandoned battleground. He is just in time to see what remains of the battle. Snake’s bloody and nearly lifeless body. He sees her shield on the ground, with blood on nearly every edge. “Snake, my c.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1627972/ Matt returns to the cabin, with a look of remorse and solace. "That was Sabri. He likes what we've done but we have to find Snake first before we can return." explains Matt about the talk he just had with Sabri. "He got away." says Emerald with a face of guilt."Did he get away or did we l.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1626979/ One Day. One more day until the lives of the Pagan's living in the capital change forever. Hopefully if things go right, the lives of every Pagan will change. The Black Widow will have revenge for her family. Shelly,Emily, Garret,Ed,Amanda, and Lucas will have finally overthrown this terrible tyran.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1558892/ Ace slowly wakes up, resting in a bed. He sits up with a dazed and confused look on his face. Not exactly sure where he is, he tries to stand up. He goes right back down to sitting on the bed. He's too sore and tired to try and investigate his surroundings. Suddenly a familiar voice echoes througho.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1553184/ About half an hour passes from when Shelly made the phone call and someone knocks on the door. Ed opens the door, and Elijah walks in. He takes his sweater off and puts it on a chair."What in the hell am I doing here?" asks Elijah, looking around at the store. "My phone number isn't to have te.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1551371/ Raven and April carry Ace through the dark woods. The wind continues to blow. The ground is littered with roots, leaves, dead flowers, and the occasional scurrying animal. "Do you think the Fallen Blades can help us?" asks April."It's possible. If anyone can help us find the last Psychic it wo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1550773/ The longer the Black Widow worked for Ed at the book store, the more fun she had with him. He is an easy to please old man, who didn't mind hard work. He spends most of the day in his back office fixing trinkets and things while the Widow manages the store front. He has grown accustom to calling he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1549277/ Raven,April, and Ace set up a tent and take shelter in the woods for a night after a long day of hiking. Ace went hunting while Raven and April worked on getting a small fire started. Suddenly April gets a cold chill.  She turns to see someone standing there."Who are you?" asks April, now catc.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1547127/ Shelly and Emily have been staying in Raven's friend's apartment alone for a few days now. Raven,April and Ace left three days ago to keep moving in search of the final Psychic. Emily got a job as a waitress at the diner down the street. Shelly picked up work working in a clothes store. Now that th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1546589/ Emerald and Matt approach a large Victorian style mansion. Two large, white pillars stand outside the house. Gargoyles are at every corner of the fence line, two on the front porch, five on the roof. "What kind of contract do you expect to get here?" asks Emerald scoping out the place. "H.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1545906/ Aldemar stayed in the Psychic world, he knew his age would only slow down the group, and that his services were probably better at home. But every so often he would make his way to Earth to visit Marsha, since they were both used to being surrounded by people. The day after Sabri's spirit possessed.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1542950/ Ed sits in the chair that he pulled from his back room and puts a warm washcloth on the Widow's face."Sorry again about the stool." says the Widow."It's fine! I promise, I love fixing that old thing. I'm just glad you're okay." says Ed with a smile."You don't have to keep that towel on my face, it'.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1542422/ It's a long hallway. A cold, dark hallway, all the doors have bars. Shelly sits in one of those cells for her outburst in the capital. She sits quietly in her cell, listening and observing all around her. It's been about twelve hours since her arrest. Her cell sits at the very end of the hallway on.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1542330/ The oldest daughter of the family of necromancers sits outside of the abandoned rubble her family has called home. She can't help but ponder life when she sits out on the little stoop of what remains of a roof. She thinks about her friends, family, and school that used to be all around her. A bustl.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1537958/ Raven guided April,Shelly,Emily, and Ace into the Pagan world. For many days and many nights they venture traveling from town to town in search of fifth and final psychic. Carrie, Brandon, and Damien, the other psychics stayed back with Aldemar and prepared for the inevitable fight with Sabri.&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1537384/ Book two of the The Old Secrets series, decided to get back into it and restart the second book! :) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1537280/ After Nathan left the group just stood there. No one moved, no one spoke, and no one cried. "We should probably report back to the others." says Emily, who looks at if she had been through her own war, her clothes were tattered and scratches and bruises covered her body."Is everyone okay to wa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1473784/ Ace stayed up late that night talking to Carrie about her journey of learning she was a Psychic. They were the only two remaining awake, the others had been asleep for many hours. When suddenly Ace hears a strange noise coming from the temple. Ace stands and walks towards the temple. Once he gets i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1473316/ After the Angel disappeared April felt that her test was over and began walking back to Aldemar's temple. Aldemar is sitting at the table when April walks in the temple."I see you helped the Angel move on?" asks Aldemar."Where's Ace?" asks April."I see the Angel taught you some things." says Aldema.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1472781/ After about thirty minutes of digging and moving rocks April finds something gold and picks it up. It is a gold diamond ring. It appears scratched and damaged. The Angel sees April with it and runs over."My ring! You found my ring! Thank you so much child! I owe you my life!" says the Angel with ch.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1471286/ The next morning April begins her training with Aldemar. Aldemar plans to have April perfect her power of Mediumship. Aldemar is walking down the hallway with April."With the powers of Mediumship come scary things." says Aldemar."What do you mean?" asks April."Not everything you meet will be nice, .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1470650/ Ace and Aldemar wake up early the next morning before the sun rises. Hours before April and Brandon were due to wake up for training. A stone on a table starts glowing. Aldemar and Ace both stop talking and look over at the stone. Ace walks over to the stone and examines it."Two more Psychics just .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1469890/ April is awoken the next morning by Ace's voice. April sits up in the bed and looks around the room. This is the first time she's been away from home longer than that week she spent at summer camp when she was twelve. "Sorry to scare you if I did but Aldemar is ready for you and Brandon." says.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1469416/ Ace walks back into the barracks with his bow and arrows in a quiver on his back with the strap across the front of him from his right shoulder down to his left hip. He walks in with a stern look on his face."I'm ready. Let's go." says Ace."Whoa, whoa, whoa, who are you buddy?" says Rick speaking f.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1469055/ The Dark Emperors remain in their throne after Rave left. They don't seem phased by anything Raven said. A Demon soldier walks in, by his attire you can tell he is a member of Hell's imperial army."Speak quickly, were highly irritated." says the Empress."Yes my lady, truly sorry for the disturbance.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Rzb32/1467883/