Technical-Freedom161

Technical-Freedom161 t1_iubi98f wrote

Reply to [WP] You’ve just moved into your dream home in an idyllic, quiet suburb. As you settle into this new life you’ve been dying to build for yourself you finally feel like things might turn out okay. And then, one morning you wake to find a door that shouldn’t be there… by chumett

The grizzled detective stares down at the grizzly scene. A young boy in an identical suit stands behind him. The scene consists of a man cut in two, his eye hangs out of its socket. The left half of the body is missing. Police officers take photos of the scene, marking evidence.

Uriel: "What do you think, kid?"

Angel: "There's blood everywhere..."

Uriel: "Sadly... It's usually like this."

Angel: "Are you going to resurrect this one too?"

Uriel: "Would if I could kid. This one's different."

Angel: "Is it? How so?"

Uriel: "Soul's been absolutely crushed. They died slowly, and painfully... It didn't make it over to the other side."

He winces.

Uriel: "Best I can do is read the information left over on the body. If we're lucky, it's a clue."

Angel: "Oh? Is it different every time?"

Uriel: "Yup. Every case is different. You get used to it when you're me."

Uriel leans over, and places the palm of his hand on the woman's forehead.

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A man cooks silently, Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Winter, plays in the background. He turns the stove off, and lets the steak in the pan rest, as he mashes and seasons a potato. Once finishes, he places the steak, the potatoes, and sautéed vegetables on a plate.

After eating, he puts his plate in the dishwasher, and heads upstairs.

*CREEEEAAAK*

A door can be heard creaking.

Man: "Who's there?"

Silence answers.

After a shower, the man goes to bed, a knife by his side.

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The man wakes up the next morning, the sun rising outside. Or at least, it should be. The window replaced by a door. The man stares, slowly getting up, moving away from the door. He grabs the knife beside him as the door slowly creaks open.

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Uriel gets up, and goes around the bed to where the window sits. Marks on the carpet indicate that a door was opened, and closed there.

Uriel: "Miss, mark this. Seems like it was a demon. C'mon, we're wasting time."

Uriel points at the marks on the carpet, and a police officer places a yellow scene marker there. Then he beckons Angel.

Angel: "Are you alright? You look pale."

Uriel: "I'll be fine... I just need some coffee."

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