Mara

The bustling city streets teemed with life under the midday sun. Vendors hawked wares, children laughed and played games, lovers walked arm in arm. I kept my head down, face obscured by the hood of my cloak as I wove through the crowds. Let them enjoy their petty lives of joy and connection. I had a higher purpose.

The faint telltale glow caught my eye down an alley branching off the main thoroughfare. My pulse quickened. After weeks of fruitless searching, finally I had meet the white soul I've been searching for. My 99th.

" Found ya." I smiled evilly.

I slipped into the relative solitude of the narrow...