A well dressed man sits in a car driving
down a shady part of town. He
stops at a corner eying a couple prostitutes. He calls one over and
they
negotiate the price. She tells him she has a place they can go that's
private. The two go to an upstairs apartment a few blocks away. Inside,
the place is quiet. He tells her to take off her clothes. When her back
is
turned, he grabs her and starts to beat her. She tries to fight back
but is
too weak and can't get away. He rapes her, strangles her, and then
finishes. The man goes to leave and on his way down stairs he's hit
in the
back of the head and knocked unconscious.
A corporate executive is tasked with
reviewing a co workers reports prior to
a big meeting that day. The co worker is his competition for an upcoming
promotion in their company. The exec sees several errors in the report
but
fails to point them out setting up his co worker for failure at the
big
meeting. After the exec gives his co worker the go ahead on his report
he
goes out to get a coffee, celebrating his up coming promotion. The exec
doesn't show up to the meeting.
A teenager sits at home listening to
music on his computer. His mom can be
heard arguing about not having enough money for rent with their landlord.
The
teenager turns up his music and pulls out a small bag of white powder.
He
snorts the last of his coke and looks for another bag. After he can't
find
any more, he reaches under his mattress and pulls out a few hundred
dollars.
He pushes past his mother and landlord to go buy more drugs. He never
comes
home.
A police officer sits in his unmarked
car listening to the dispatch radio in
a gas station parking lot. A suspicious looking man walks into convenience
store past the officer. The suspicious man pulls a gun on the clerk
and
shoots him. He takes the money out of the register and runs off. The
officer looks up and sees the man but does nothing. After the dispatch
call
goes over the radio that the clerk was shot, the officer drives home.
He
gets out of his car and goes to get something out of the trunk when
he is
hit in the back of the head.
A lawyer sits in court awaiting the
results of his most recent case. His
client is accused of molesting a 7 year old girl. The lawyer knows his
client is guilty but the money is good. He has already helped his client
win 9 cases and is now at court for the tenth. The court takes a recess
while they wait for the jury deliberation. When the recess ends and
the
jury is ready to give their verdict, no one can find the lawyer.
A street racer is challenged to a race
outside of town. His car is in the
shop for repairs but being one to never back down from a challenge,
he stole
his friend's car for the race. His opponent cuts him off on a sharp
turn
causing him to lose control of the car. When emergency vehicles arrived
on
the scene, no body was found.
An elementary school teacher has a bad
day at work. Now he's wanted by the
police for beating a kid for pissing his pants in class. The man eluded
police capture by fleeing the scene. He knows he can't go home. They'll
find him there. He goes to his wife's work and catches her alone. She
tries to call for help but he attacks her. He leaves her unconscious
and
takes her keys. As the teacher goes to sneak out, he's grabbed from
behind
and put into a sleeper hold and falls unconscious.
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Seven hooded figures are standing in
a darkened room. They are standing in
a circle facing a pentagram that has been drawn on the floor. There
are lit
candles at each point of the star. Dimly lit, the walls are moist with
water seeping into this basement room. After a moment of eerie silence,
one
of them speaks to the others. "To be strong is to face that which
makes you
weak. We have each found one who has personified that weakness within
us.
"Lust"
The first of the cloaked figures brings
an unconscious business man and lays
him on the pentagram. The figure slits his throat and lets him bleed
out. The
figures chant in High Speech and the body disappears leaving blood stains
on
the floor. For a brief moment it seems the figure has a twin and then
it
disappears.
"Envy"
Another of the cloaked figures brings
out the corporate executive and lays
him on the pentagram. The figure slits his throat and lets him bleed
out. The
figures chant in High Speech and the body disappears leaving blood stains
on
the floor. For a brief moment it seems the figure has a twin and then
it
disappears.
"Gluttony"
The third cloaked figure brings out
the teenager and lays him on the
pentagram. The figure slits his throat and lets him bleed out. The figures
chant in High Speech and the body disappears leaving blood stains on
the
floor. For a brief moment it seems the figure has a twin and then it
disappears.
"Sloth"
The next figure brings out the police
officer and lays him on the pentagram.
The figure slits his throat and lets him bleed out. The figures chant
in
High Speech and the body disappears leaving blood stains on the floor.
For
a brief moment it seems the figure has a twin and then it disappears.
"Greed"
The fifth person brings out the lawyer
and lays him on the pentagram. The
figure slits his throat and lets him bleed out. The figures chant in
High
Speech and the body disappears leaving blood stains on the floor. For
a
brief moment it seems the figure has a twin and then it disappears.
"Pride"
The sixth figure brings out the street
racer and lays him on the pentagram.
The figure slits his throat and lets him bleed out. The figures chant
in
High Speech and the body disappears leaving blood stains on the floor.
For
a brief moment it seems the figure has a twin and then it disappears.
"Wrath"
The apparent leader brings out the school
teacher and lays him on the
pentagram. The figure slits his throat and lets him bleed out. The figures
chant in High Speech and the body disappears leaving blood stains on
the
floor. For a brief moment it seems the figure has a twin and then it
disappears.
With the completion of the seventh ritual
the candles blow out. The floor
is wet and sticky with the blood that was drained on the pentagram.
Each of
the hooded seems to have a doppelganger barely noticeable behind them.
Reported Crimes/News across the region:
Minot, North Dakota - Murder / Rape, Suspect fled the city.
Denver, Colorado – Missing Person
Colorado Springs, Colorado – Missing Teen
Lawrence, Kansas – Missing Police Officer, Foul Play Suspected
Omaha, Nebraska – Missing Person, Pedophile goes to Jail for Molestation
Kansas City, Kansas – Vehicle Accident, Hit and Run. No witnesses
Monument, Colorado – School Teacher
wanted for assault on a child and woman.