Gambling With Death
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Ongoing23m
Last published Sun, Sep 21, 2014
If you're looking for a story that has a hero in it, look elsewhere. This isn't a story where the hero rescues the damsel in distress and defeats the villain. If you're looking for something like that then check out the Romances. This is a story about Death.
Isn't it strange that single word can summon the worse memories that have been buried into the dark crevasses of ones subconscious mind. Crashes, terrorist attacks, murders, suicides, they all get pushed away into our subconscious mind. That's why it's a horrifying place to travel, even by accident.
It can drive some people insane if they tread in that unfamiliar territory.
And for some people that's exactly what they want.
Scarlett is playing a dangerous game with the reaper himself. Will she win the game and cheat Death or will the villains actually win for once?
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