Unseen Shadows: The New York Underground Tale

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Prologue

The golden sun set over the horizon, kissing the peak of the empire state as if they hadn’t met in centuries. The fading sunlight tuned the water bronze as Lady Liberty’s torch lit aflame. The Hudson at this time was paradise on Earth. Few people were walking on the cobblestone ground, looking over the copper railing to see America’s prize of freedom. This is New York City, the Empire State. It is also home to one of the most vile and forgotten artifacts. The artifact that ruined lives. The artifact that drove many to insanity. The artifact which was burned and thrown to the bottom of this very lake.
New York City is not all sunshine and rainbows. Behind the pretty faces, behind the rich entrepreneurs, behind the buildings and skyscrapers, is a much darker place. The New York Underground. It is a nasty place; a mess wherever you step. Our story begins here, with a man named Vexus Scuris. He was in Italy on April 20, 2009. The day history repeated itself.
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The sun shone brightly on the busy Italian street. Merchants were shouting, …show more content…

Vexus sold the vase at an auction for $180,000. He took his money and moved to New York. The man who bought the Vase, Jack Flora, went to New York in the same plane. When they landed at LaGuardia Airport, Vexus and the man left the plane and headed to the exit. In a freak accident, Jack's shirt got caught in the door of a car. When the car moved Jack did too. Vexus watched in horror as the man screamed frantically. It ended when Jack hit a brick wall, destroying his skull.
It had to have been a coincidence. Vexus tried to reassure himself it was just an accident. Jack’s suit was stained a scarlet red. Vexus could have sworn that for a second, he saw a pale, smiling man in the darkness. Then he disappeared. The driver exited his vehicle and franticly ran onto the pavement, dialing 911 in the process. Vexus swooped down in one fluid motion, picked up the vase from Jack’s bag, and ran

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