Wild Cards: Death Draws Five (54 page)
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Authors: John J. Miller,George R.R. Martin
Tags: #Science Fiction & Fantasy, #Contemporary, #Fiction - Fantasy, #Fiction, #Science Fiction, #Science Fiction - General, #Fantasy, #Heroes, #General, #Fantasy - Contemporary
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Cardinal Romulus Contarini sat alone in Nighthawk’s suite. He jumped when Nighthawk opened the door and came in on silent feet.
“Well?” he asked.
Nighthawk sighed. “Well, you were wrong, as usual.”
“Wrong?” Contarini said angrily. “I was not wrong! I am righteous in my faith and in my wrath! We will begin again,” he said, a cunning look in his eyes. “The diabolists cannot match the might of Mother Church—”
“But you were right about one thing,” Nighthawk said thoughtfully as he approached the Cardinal. “There is a false prophet in this story.” He removed the glove from his left hand. “It was you,” he said, reaching for the cowering churchman.
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He had barely said Hello, when suddenly it was time to say goodbye. But life, and death, are like that, Fortunato thought. He remembered the last great Zen lesson.
Enlightenment comes to you only when you stop looking for it.
He stood some where, on some thing, the universe open before him.
The End
DEATH DRAWS FIVE starred:
Billy Ray...............................................................created by John J. Miller
Fortunato.............................................................created by Lewis Shiner
John Nighthawk...................................................created by John J. Miller
Jerry “Mr. Nobody” Strauss...................................created by Bud Simons
The Midnight Angel..............................................created by John J. Miller
Co-starred:
John Fortune.............................................created by Gail Gerstner-Miller
Ellen “Cameo” Allworth......................created by Kevin Andrew Murphy
Leo Barnett...............................................created by Arthur Byron Cover
Peregrine..................................................created by Gail Gerstner-Miller
Digger Downs........................................................created by Steve Perrin
Mushroom Daddy............................................... created by John J. Miller
The Witness (The Bigger Asshole).................... created by John J. Miller
Butcher Dagon.....................................................created by John J. Miller
Cardinal Romulus Contarini...............................created by John J. Miller
Dr. Bradley Finn.........................................created by Melinda Snodgrass
Featuring:
Jay “Poppinjay” Ackroyd............................created by George R.R. Martin
John “The Highwayman” Bruckner...........created by George R.R. Martin
Father Squid.........................................................created by John J. Miller
Daniel “Yeoman” Brennan...................................created by John J. Miller
The Living Gods........................................created by Gail Gerstner-Miller
Usher, Magda, and Curtis Grubbs.......................created by John J. Miller
The Witness (The Asshole)..................................created by John J. Miller
Alejandro Jesus y Maria C de Baca.....................created by John J. Miller
The Jokka Bruddas................................................created by John J. Miller
Sascha Starfin.......................................................created by John J. Miller
Blood and Buck....................................................created by John J. Miller
With:
Josh McCoy...............................................created by Gail Gerstner-Miller
Peter Pann..................................................created by George R.R. Martin
Jennifer “Wraith” Maloy-Brennan........................created by John J. Miller
Elmo Schaeffer......................................................created by John J. Miller
Special Guest Appearance:
Cole Porter
CHAPTER TWO
New York City: Tomlin International Airport
CHAPTER THREE
Las Vegas, Nevada: Mirage Auditorium
CHAPTER FOUR
Las Vegas: The Mirage
CHAPTER FIVE
New York: Heading North on Route 17
JOHN J. MILLER
CHAPTER SIX
New Hampton, New York
CHAPTER SEVEN
New York City: Jokertown Clinic
CHAPTER EIGHT
In the air to Branson, Missouri
CHAPTER NINE
Peaceable Kingdom: Barnett’s Office
CHAPTER TEN
The Peaceable Kingdom: The Angels’ Bower
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Peaceable Kingdom: The Angels’ Bower
APOCALYPSE
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