A Drifter's Retribution
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Last published Thu, Jan 4, 2024
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What once was an unfailing smell that lingered in the air mixed in with the gun smoke is now a familiar taste.
The warm blood creeps from her mouth, channeling through the cracks of her dried and cold lips.
A scoff escapes the man's lips as he stares at the sight before him.
"Huh, some outlaw you came to be, little lady," the man gives a deep chuckle and squats down, looking at the once untouchable outlaw who has now found herself at the expense of her kidnappers. "Yer pathetic excuse of a gang ain't gon save you now, sweetheart." His words dripped with venom and pierced the nerves of the girl laid out in front of him, beaten and battered by the hands of many men.
She gives him a weak smile as she spits out blood from her mouth. In a weak attempt to speak, she was able to give him a warning as she desperately gasped for air.
"Don't.. Don't you worry about them now," She warns, looking up at him with fury in her gaze.
"'Cus when I come back to your shit..shit show of a shack." She exclaims while pacing her breath.
"Hell is coming with me."
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This is a gripping journey into the tumultuous lives of a diverse group of Westerners who, against all odds, forge an unbreakable bond fueled by loyalty, retribution, and the quest for redemption. Faced with their haunting pasts, the outlaws seek survival and a chance to regain lost integrity. As their paths converge and diverge, readers are taken on a rollercoaster of action, moral ambiguity, and the transformative power and drive for retribution. Exploring whether these hardened souls can genuinely find redemption in the shadows they navigate.
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This story takes place in the setting of Red Dead Redemption (1 and 2). This is based on my and my group's RDO characters. If this story has enough attention and interest, I intend to make this story of my Western setting an set it apart from the Red Dead Redemption universe.
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