He would never be a Justice Bringer. I slid behind him, with a savage slash, and chopped HARD at his hamstring, as I waived Anna and Bram away from th... fight. Erik spun on me, his face twisted into a mask of hatred and rage. I stood several feet from him, my arms out stretched, and dropped both of my practice sticks.“Attack if you will.” I said softly. I watched a shudder trace through both Anna and Bram at the intensity in my voice. “But if you do, this fight will be for real, and no longer. Three hours later, Jessie was watching with increasing dismay. She was talking to Karen about it."It's like it's the old Sophia, only worse." Have you tried to get her to stop?" I've tried, Nick's tried, Missy's tried. She's completely trashed, and, the way she's acting around the guys at this party, she's going to end up getting laid and not even remember it." I know." There's only one person who can get her to stop." Jessie stood up and went over to the phone. "And I don't know his number,. You want to dominate pop culture and entertainment, thus paving the way for greater cultural influence over society. Michael not being Jehovah, he’s not necessarily against the plan as such, but there are some objections, chief of which being the idea of seducing devoutly Christian, if flawed, celebrities such as the Osmonds and Kathie Lee Gifford into your fold.”“Wait, I thought that the Osmonds were Mormons, and you know better than most what a fraud Joseph Smith was, hence why you sent him. I looked up and saw a beautiful woman in an elegant belted shirt dress and strappy block heels. For a brief moment, I thought she belonged on the runway and certainly not here. But then I had to wonder why she was staring at me.“Adam? Are you Adam?” the staring woman said.“Yes, and who are you?” I asked sheepishly.“Hi. I’m Veronica, Ryan’s girlfriend… um, and executive assistant,” she said with a rather mechanical smile on her face. “Unfortunately, Ryan couldn’t be here today. He has asked me.