Having been nibbled down to a slender core, the fruit of the World Tree that he had consumed became the first Black Stigmata nail, transforming into a...spike of unholy and lifeless iron and containing all of the knowledge of the World Tree after its corruption by Adam. Now knowing nothing but wrath, death, suffering, and horror, the power of the World Tree that he had coveted turned on him. It forced Adam to perform the ritual on himself, ending his life and making him both the first Host and. " With that, he spun on his heel and left by the same door he entered.Winnie came in after my mystery guest was gone and checked me over for injuries, broken bones, fractured ribs, collapsed lungs, and a host of other, expected, maladies. Finding none, she looked at me like she was seeing a ghost, and said, "How did you put Justin down and live through it without a scratch?" her tone of voice and facial expression matched the urgency in her eyes. That threw me off. Wasn't I supposed to fight. I was not sure about Mariana however. She was about five feet three and maybe 110 pounds of the best Spanish breeding and upbringing had to offer. Long dark hair, wide and large deep brown eyes and a splendid body that she obviously worked at keeping in shape. In short, she was an enchanting, beautiful and sensually graceful. Mariana was an interior designer/decorator and made use of her husbands contacts to build a rather lucrative business. So when I purchased one of the high-rise. You were better at it anyway. The customers like you. You take his car. I'll put the house up for sale. I don't care how he gets out of here, but if he isn't gone by this time tomorrow I'll kill him myself. I think if you were to ask Erin she would prefer that solution. What do you think?"I laughed and said, "Mr. Nash, I love you like my father. But you couldn't kill anyone."He chuckled and said, "I suspect you are right. But I know some lumberjacks that could beat him to within an inch of his.