THE DEAD GAME -- IN THE BEGINNING

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Candles by simplysublime

THE DEAD GAME BY SUSANNE LEIST
IN THE BEGINNING

The town of Oasis is plagued by dark shadows. Shana and her friends plan their own line of defense. They believe Wolf is responsible for the deaths and disappearances in town.

      Shana's friends sit around her table in the back room of her mystical store with the lights off and the front door securely locked. A small candle on the table provides the only light in the room. Shadows on the walls sway back and forth with the motion of the flickering flame. Each time the shadows move, Shana jumps a little inside, remembering the dark figures that have been stalking her.
     Despite the fear racing through her icy veins, she says to the others, “We must confront Wolf on our own. "

Are they successful? Do they rid the town of the evil one and his followers?

Only The Dead know.

THE DEAD GAME

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A PLAN

Why am I never at a place like this?
Why am I always in a dark room typing?
We all make our choices,
and I have to live with mine.
Maybe…
Too many ‘maybes’ in this world.
I need one ‘could’,
and then I’m off to the tropical island.
On the way, I’ll throw my computer
into the depths of the blue, green water.
Sounds good to me.
Sounds like a plan.

THE DEAD GAME -- DAY 181

Todd explained to Linda and her friends the purpose behind Wolf's evil game, which was to rid the town of humans and vampires; so that The Dead could assume control of Oasis and then the world.

     “Wolf’s reign of terror at End House had not satisfied his need for evil and destruction. His insatiable lust led him to form his own subversive group of vampires. The Dead brought fear and death wherever they traveled in the world. They easily lured unsuspecting humans to their wild parties and games; the perfect beauty of vampires made them irresistible to mere mortals. The more human blood they’d spilled and the more fear they’d aroused in humans, the stronger they became. 

     "Wolf was the one who planned the deadly party at End House. His plan had been to exterminate all humans and human vampires of Oasis that night, thereby establishing this town as his base of operations. From this base, he planned to launch a worldwide attack on all the vampires who’d refused to join his evil group, leaving only his malevolent group of vampires to rule the world.”

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A PERFECT WORLD

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Wouldn’t it be nice if we could
create our own perfect world?
Every detail in place, exactly
as we plan it.
No surprises.
Everything under our control.
Peace and tranquility.
It’s nice to dream.

THE DEAD GAME -- DAY 151

The group was sitting around a table in the back room of Shana's shop. Shana had just presented her new idea of confronting Wolf in his own home. Mike couldn't understand why the girls didn't want to ask Todd and Sam to help them.

     “Why don’t we just ask them to help us?” asked Mike. “This idea is totally idiotic!” He was annoyed with the silly ideas that the girls were always dreaming up. He didn’t believe that they always had to be the ones to find the bad guys. The other residents had more money and were much more powerful—except for the small fact that they didn’t know which ones were good and which were bad.

      “They won’t listen to my ideas; but if they’re informed—before the fact—that we’re in trouble, they’ll have to come quickly to save us,” Shana said. “After Sunday services, we’ll ask Father John to notify Todd and Sam where we’ll be going. The Father knows what’s happening in town and is very reliable. We can trust him to alert them in time.”

     “How do we know who to trust? Wolf and Hayden are evil—but what about all the other vampires and human vampires in town? How do we even know that Father John can be trusted?” Mike asked of everyone sitting around the table in the dark, with the lone candle providing a small quivering light. Each of their faces appeared ghostly in the flickering candlelight—and not even human. He shook his head to clear his vision and repeated over and over in his mind: These are my friends and can therefore be relied upon.

     “We just have to be extra careful from now on and trust only the people we’re certain are loyal,” Shana said. “Father John had alerted us to the secret meetings on the hill and the battle between good and evil taking place on the mountainside—right outside our apartments. If he’d been one of The Dead, why would he have supplied us with this information if it was supposed to have been a secret society?”

     “Okay, we’ll assist you with this investigation.” Mike said, knowing that Shana had already decided to follow through with her idea—even before she’d presented it. He would be just wasting his breath if he chose to veto her plan…so he remained quiet for the rest of their planning session.

BRING INTO FOCUS

Sometimes things don’t feel clear
as I try to bring them into focus.
Everything is fuzzy in my mind.
I want life to have some structure,
some meaning, some reason for living.
Is there a bigger plan?
Am I seeing what I’m supposed to be seeing?
Is there a major plan that we’re supposed to be
following, instead of drifting along in space and time?
I hope so, as I try to bring life into clearer focus.