<blockquote>Parker touches his cheek. “Few more days. I’ll make them good.”</blockquote><blockquote>“Good?” says Arthur, very tiny. “I just want to hurt John.”</blockquote><blockquote>“You will.” Parker’s tone is vicious. “But you don’t have to hurt, too. Come on. I’ll treat you like a king until it’s time—and when it is time, it won’t fucking hurt. You have my word.”</blockquote><blockquote>It’s a lie. Arthur knows it’s a lie. He sniffles. “Okay.”</blockquote> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Parker touches his cheek. “Few more days. I’ll make them good.”“Good?” says Arthur, very tiny. “I just want to hurt John.”“You will.” Parker’s tone is vicious. “But you don’t have to hurt, too. Come on. I’ll treat you like a king until it’s time—and when it is time, it won’t fucking hurt. You have my word.”It’s a lie. Arthur knows it’s a lie. He sniffles. “Okay.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Parker touches his cheek. “Few more days. I’ll make them good.”“Good?” says Arthur, very tiny. “I just want to hurt John.”“You will.” Parker’s tone is vicious. “But you don’t have to hurt, too. Come on. I’ll treat you like a king until it’s time—and when it is time, it won’t fucking hurt. You have my word.”It’s a lie. Arthur knows it’s a lie. He sniffles. “Okay.” Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Chapter 13

A Podfic series of SSJTrinity's Malevolent fanfic: Cloud City. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sun never rises in Cloud City. Owned by distant gods, the world creaks along in techno-magical paralysis, making Contracts with spirits, and limping along in isolated enclaves while monsters run wild in the Wastes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Five years ago, Arthur Lester, a private investigator, made a Contract with a Summon called Hastur. The deal? His soul in exchange for the identity of his daughter's murderer. Until the time Arthur's soul is ripe for harvesting, Hastur will give him power, and eventually must find Faroe's killer. If he doesn't, they both die, so failure is not an option. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hastur, however, is not a normal Summon... and it turns out he's come here and chosen Arthur in order to stop a threat that will destroy the entire universe if it succeeds. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unfortunately, humans aren't meant to channel power like Hastur's, and Arthur's body is beginning to break down. It's a race against time to solve Faroe's murder and stop the incoming threat before he simply drops dead. In promotion and association with BlackMarketVoices.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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A Podfic series of SSJTrinity's Malevolent fanfic: Cloud City.    The sun never rises in Cloud City. Owned by distant gods, the world creaks along in techno-magical paralysis, making Contracts with spirits, and limping along in isolated enclaves while monsters run wild in the Wastes.    Five years ago, Arthur Lester, a private investigator, made a Contract with a Summon called Hastur. The deal? His soul in exchange for the identity of his daughter's murderer. Until the time Arthur's soul is ripe for harvesting, Hastur will give him power, and eventually must find Faroe's killer. If he doesn't, they both die, so failure is not an option.    Hastur, however, is not a normal Summon... and it turns out he's come here and chosen Arthur in order to stop a threat that will destroy the entire universe if it succeeds.    Unfortunately, humans aren't meant to channel power like Hastur's, and Arthur's body is beginning to break down. It's a race against time to solve Faroe's murder and stop the incoming threat before he simply drops dead. In promotion and association with BlackMarketVoices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Podfic series of SSJTrinity's Malevolent fanfic: Cloud City. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sun never rises in Cloud City. Owned by distant gods, the world creaks along in techno-magical paralysis, making Contracts with spirits, and limping along in isolated enclaves while monsters run wild in the Wastes. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Five years ago, Arthur Lester, a private investigator, made a Contract with a Summon called Hastur. The deal? His soul in exchange for the identity of his daughter's murderer. Until the time Arthur's soul is ripe for harvesting, Hastur will give him power, and eventually must find Faroe's killer. If he doesn't, they both die, so failure is not an option. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hastur, however, is not a normal Summon... and it turns out he's come here and chosen Arthur in order to stop a threat that will destroy the entire universe if it succeeds. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unfortunately, humans aren't meant to channel power like Hastur's, and Arthur's body is beginning to break down. It's a race against time to solve Faroe's murder and stop the incoming threat before he simply drops dead. In promotion and association with BlackMarketVoices. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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