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.

♥ ♦ ♣ ♠

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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