Chapter 0
Prologue
It’s always been easy to kill people. Ever so fragile, a simple pencil to the eye leaks enough blood to kill.
Why do you kill Kora?
They would ask. Insolence.
Because it fills me with dopamine. Rage. Power. Hate. Why is it so easy to rid the human body of life!? It’s pathetic really. A fight. A Pen. A bullet. A car. Disgusting. Weak.
Do you enjoy killing?
They continued, prying at my attention like maggots to mould. Words will not crawl out of my mouth though. They would not. They stayed in at that important moment, where the word no should have escaped like the avoidance she is.
Is that a yes.
NO. YES. No. No. Yes it gives me a sense of power when the light fades form their coloured eyes. Brown to darkness. Blue to black. Hazel to....
But, the hate and repulse I feel for myself rivals that.
“ORDER IN THE COURT!” The Judge commands.
Shame. Me and my mind were finally getting acquainted, she is wild. I am wild. Yet we don’t get along do we?
“Murderer!” Someone in the crowd yells. “Serial killer!” Another. No matter, I will not answer.
The lights overhead are bright, bleaching every face into something hollow and unforgiving.
“She killed my son!” The mother of my victim points out. Points out the obvious.
“Please refrain from addressing the defendant directly.” The Bailiff avers, addressing the crowd. His eyes then drift to the Judge, nodding in a pleased manner towards the man on the high bench.
The Judge clears his throat, satisfied at regaining control.
“Welcome,” he says, “to the case of the assault of Dan Kales.”
