If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.” - Genesis 4:7
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Whilst Yuri was facing her past, Selina was facing hers too.
Sunny and Selina got separated when they were attacked by some of the minions of Raven’s Gate, and Selina had somehow ended up somewhere on the beach, in the northern part of the island.
And it was there where she currently faced Samuel Ng.
Selina clenched her hands into fists by her sides, not taking her eyes off of the guy.
“Sam…” she muttered.
Sam had a nonchalant look on his face as he met Selina’s eyes. “Hey Selina,” he said with a tone like he was talking about the weather. “I told you that we would see each other again.&rdq
You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ - Isaiah 14:13 * * * * The soft soothing classical music of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons: Winter reaches Yuri’s ears the moment that she had stepped through the door, with the heavy door slamming shut behind her, giving her a slight start. The room that she was in was nearly three times the size of the meeting room of the Phantoms back at Hati headquarters. It also seems to have been used as some sort of tea-room by the previous owners of the mansion several decades ago. Heavy blue silk curtains were drawn across the windows of the room, preventing the sunlight from streaming in fully. Several oil paintings of scen
Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies within the hearts of mankind. - Edward D. Morrison* * * *April 2010Shinjuku, JapanIt had been nearly five months after Raven’s Gate’s demise, and slowly, things were settling down, and getting back to normal.Or at least, as normal as it could be.The top officials of the Japan government have somehow managed to cover everything up. And they have also managed to convince the members of the public, as well as their own subordinates within the government itself, that the entire story about Hati being a terrorist organisation under their command was a fabricated lie spun by the Raven’s Gate organisation.Riou Takeshi had also managed to produce proper evidence that proved that Raven’s Gate was the one going around wrecking havoc, and also responsible for
Huff. Huff. Pant. Pant.Yuri Kirisawa forced herself to her feet once more, a heavy stream of blood flowing down the right side of her face, forcing her to keep her right eye closed to prevent the blood from entering her eye. Like the rest of her, her clothes were all messed up as well, and the right sleeve of her coat was barely hanging on.
March 2000Singapore It was raining.
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury. - Marcus Aurelius, Mediations* * * *
Let justice roll on like a river, and righteousness like a never-failing stream. - Amos 5:24* * * *
“Hear this word that I take up over you in lamentation, O house of Israel. “Fallen, no more to rise, is the virgin Israel, forsaken on her land, with none to raise her up.” - Amos 5:1* * * *
If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind. - Shannon L. Alder* * * *