A good day to you dear reader, good day indeed.
I truly hope all is well with you.
Now then, seeing as I have a story to tell...
I suppose I shall get right on it...
Now, let us see....
Ah yes...
The man by the name of Thorton Hessenger had simply declared that he as to... end his foe...
... in a mere 60 seconds..
Yes.
Truly, how long are 60 seconds to you, dear reader....?
Hmmm?
Not very long...
Well... I do suppose that that is correct...
60 seconds are not as long as many would like
For... in a mere moment... it is all gone...
However, and do pardon my rambling here...
I do believe that time is of perspective... rather than of reality...
Hmmm?
You believe so also?
Why... truly...
Much in common we have... don't we...
Ah yes, before I forget...
We really should get going...
Now then...
As the man by the name of Thorton Hessenger declared these words...
... he brandished his blade once more.
Yes.
For he was preparing to end it...
... in his own way...
Yes.
Quite the fellow, I may say...
Hmmm?
You resent him?
Well... I suppose I do understand your point of view...
Hmmm?
Me?
Why....
That is simply none of my business....
Hmmmm?
Why?
Well... that is truly a long story, dear reader....
Perhaps another time...
Moving along....
As he did indeed brandish his blade upon his hand...
... a strange thing did happen...
... for his face was no longer as giddy as before.
Yes.
For now... yes... even now... he was frowning...
Yes
Truly, I say unto you... dear reader....
He was truly focused...
For now... he had not much time left....
For his ally had called upon his name....
Truly, now.... he was focused...
However... not upon what one may think...
For of what he was focused on...
Well....
I do suppose I should be getting along...
Why?
Tis quite fascinating really...
Of what Thorton was thinking....
Well...
To fully understand that...
One would have to understand this man...
For... of what he was thinking...
Yes.
He was thinking of how to best use these last few seconds...
Truly... a man of character...
The man by the name of Jason Hessenger... and also the man by the name of Dwight Fettersquare...
Could only watch on... as things did go on...
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Truly... a scene worthy of its own story.
Perhaps a different man... will one day come and tell the stories of all these men...
Their hardships...
Their loves...
Their failures....
And... how they ended up here...
Well, I suppose... I may not be the one ...
But... I assure you...
It would be an entertaining series of tales...
Dwight Fettersquare and Wallace Darlington....
Jason Hessenger and Thorton Hessenger...
For... how did it become that these two pairs became what they were...?
Allies.
What brought them closer...
What carved them...
Yes...
I do believe that would be a worthy tale...
Hmmm?
Ah...
Sorry, dear reader... I do forget from time to time...
We have a tale to unravel...
Yes.
Moving along...
Ah yes...
Thorton Hessenger stared his adversary in his eyes...
Yes...
There was an odd silence about him...
One that Wallace and Dwight had not known him for..
Yes
Twas the sound of him thinking... one would say
However... that was not the end of his thoughts...
For... without warning... yes
Even without warning...
He did indeed stab at his foe once more...
Yes
However... it was yet another non-lethal strike...
Yes.
A strike to the belly.
As for the man by the name of Wallace Darlington...
He gritted his teeth in anguish...
And as for the man by the name of Dwight Fettersquare.
He was simply damaged having heard his brother's grunts in pain...
Yes
Truly, I say unto you dear reader...
Truly...
For, even so... he did shout...
Dwight: Wallace!
... truly, dear reader...
If a friend can shout for you in your time of need...
Tis a friend indeed
Ah yes... the next part ....
After the stabbing, Thorton did not remove his blade...
Nay...
He simply continued to look upon his adversary...
Never once breaking eye contact...
As for the stabbing...
He did indeed stab at him with full force...
Yes
The entirety of his blade was then and there inside of his body...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
This man was in the purest of agony...
As for Thorton...
He faltered not..
Nay,
Not even for a moment...
.... did he remove the blade from Wallace's person...
... or remove his eyes from his...
And as for Wallace...
all he did do was stare...
Yes...
Stare
For what else could he do, dear reader...
For what else
Of that I would say... nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
As for Dwight... well...
I suppose I should start my explanation here...
Hmmm?
Of what?
Well... truly... dear reader...
I do hope it shall fascinate you
For what Dwight was feeling at that very moment...
Was guilt...
For... had he not allowed himself to be captured...
Then...
Yes...
His ally would have had his revenge...
A shame really...
However... there was more to it than that...
Yes
Far more...
Now, as for Jason Hessenger...
He did indeed find himself waiting patiently...
For he was long since used to such antics...
Truly... such happens when one gets used to a comrade's shenanigans
Hmm?
You know of such?
Why... tis a normal part of the human experiecne... is it not?
Hmm?
Yes, yes... can be ever so frustrating at times..
Although, if I may hazard you a bit of advice...
Tis always best to say something if things get out of hand
For people are people...
And people... yes... indeed...
People can surprise you
Well.. I suppose I am not too well versed in such matters
So, I will leave your affairs to you...
Moving on...
Twas a truly strange sight...
As Thorton simply gazed upon his adversary...
Unflinchingly... mind you....
Leaving the knife upon his chest...
Why... at this point only but 10 seconds or so had passed...
However... that was not the end of it...
Nay...
For a mere few seconds later... did he finally pull his blade out
And slowly did he do so...
Yes, very slowly indeed
40 seconds on the...
Oh... by the way... do you mind, dear reader...
For, you see...
I do believe that adding this will accentuate the gravitas of what is to come...
Hmmm?
Now you know something is to come?
Oh ho ho!
Why dear reader...
Such a clever one you are...
Truly and truly, ...
Well... I suppose I shan't keep you waiting
But... before I do...
Do you mind?
Hmmm?
Why thank you, dear reader
Now then....
40 seconds on the clock...
yes.
Was when Thorton did indeed finally pull the blade out of Wallace's person.
Truly...
An incredible gush of blood did pour out...
As for Wallace, he gritted his teeth in pure agony...
Nay...
For this man would not cry or scream...
Nay...
Not to this man...
Never to this man...
And yet....
Yet once more...
Did he indeed stab at him...
Yes...
On his side yet again....
And yes, yet again...
with the entirety of the blade...
Truly... a painful feeling that none...
Nay...
No man could ever begin to understand...
For Thorton simply looked on upon him...
And as for Wallace...
His grunts in pain did he try to silence...
But... alas...
Still did grunts and the such erupt from his every mouth...
35 seconds on the clock...
And... yet again... did he remove the blade there of... slowly...
And oh how slowly indeed...
Was near torture... I would say...
For he would take his time to remove it yet again...
And... yet again.... did not remove his gaze from his eyes...
Nay...
Neither man did.
As for Dwight... tears soon begun to leave his person...
Hmmm?
Dwight.... crying...?
Well.... I shall elucidate upon that later...
Hmmm?
Now?
Well... I do suppose I could explain this somewhat...
To put it in short...
Something was welling up inside of him...
Jason took notice of the tears... but paid no heed to them...
For... what were tears...
Truly...
And also...
What man cries..
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
For one who is hard at crying... wastes no tears...
Well... moving along...
20 seconds remaining...
And... yes.... Thorton did... once more... remove his blade...
And yes...
Yet again...
Did blood flow out from the wound....
Why... with only twenty seconds remaining... one would think
... well... what is there left to do....
For... this fight is simply over...
After all... the pair of combatants are at their knees...
Yes
For Wallace was at his feet in his heart...
Blood oozing from his very person...
His soul wrought with anger...
Hatred.
And sorrow...
Yes, dear reader...
True sorrow...
As for Thorton.... yes...
Did his eyes never leave those of Wallace...
Nay...
Both men simply continued to look upon one another...
One in pain... and the other... well...
Thorton: (thinking: Now then...)
Yes.
For even then... did Thorton think to stab him once more...
Yes
Indeed
Once more
And also... at his feet...
Yes
For Thorton did simply stab at his right foot...
Quite the interesting execution, I would say....
One at his left, another at his right...
... a cut to the chest...
And then... yes...
A stab to the foot...
And for that... had Thorton Hessenger....
Simply and without hesitance...
Knelt down to deliver the blow.
Yes
Truly...
It was at that point that...
Yes...
Wallace Darlington's very face did indeed shoot upwards
Yes
Like an arrow did it go up..
Indeed
And also... in pure agony...
Yes
In agony like he had never felt before...
But then, I tell you dear reader...
Even then...
However much he had endured...
He still had it in him...
To not scream in agony...
Nay...
For this man had written it in himself...
However loud is grunts were...
Nay...
He would not let himself scream...
Nay...
But he did, however... let out a loud grunt...
Yes
For in the truest of pains he was....
Truly...
The truest of pains...
And as Thorton did arise...
Yes...
Did his eyes soon after lower themselves...
To yet again meet his...
Yes...
Their eyes met once more...
Thorton's eyes...calm...
Wallace's eyes... full of fear...
Wrought with pain...
For, yes.... indeed... he would not falter...
As for Thorton...
he simply knelt down again....
And... slowly...
... removed the blade....
As for Wallace... did the...
Well... I suppose you could call it...
the loudest muffled yell ever known to man...
Yes.
For in that pain....
Even then...
He would not yell