Autumn's Ravage

by Phil Armstrong

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  The Chief could not remember being carried out from the forest slung over Raj’s tired shoulders. He regained consciousness for a brief moment during the jeep ride home, on route to the hospital. He didn't know if it was a vision, a dream, or a hallucination, but it was the last time he saw the White Spirit Wolf; its glorious proud white head peeking out from behind a Douglas fur tree, as the jeep flashed by. The Chief thought about Sheriff Jones, the man who killed the Karcon. The prophecy had come true, for it said that a man, who’d faced demons all of his life, would kill the beast. Kevin Jones had faced his demons, and for now, had defeated them. He stayed away from the booze and the bars, with Annie refusing to allow alcohol in their house. He looked happy and back to his friendly, amiable, efficient self.

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  The Fifth Realm - Earth

  Chapter 15: What’s happened to Dan?

  Westtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 2014

  “To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.”