ᴀᴀʀᴀᴅʜʏᴀ : ʜɪs ᴅᴇᴀᴅʟʏ ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ

ʀᴜᴅʀᴀɴsʜ sɪɴɢʜ ʀᴀᴛʜᴏʀᴇ—ᴀɴ ᴜɴsᴛᴏᴘᴘᴀʙʟᴇ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜᴛʜʟᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀʀᴏɢᴀɴᴛ ᴄᴇᴏ ᴏғ ʀᴀᴛʜᴏʀᴇ ɪɴᴄ., ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇs ʙᴏᴀʀᴅʀᴏᴏᴍs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴡɪʟʟ, ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ɴᴏ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ғᴏʀ ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇss. ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ʜᴇ ɪs ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍɪᴅᴀʙʟᴇ ᴍᴀɴ, ᴀ ʜᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀɴᴅsᴏᴍᴇ ʜᴜɴᴋ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅs ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴀʟɪᴋᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴇxᴛᴇʀɪᴏʀ ʟɪᴇs ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴡ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴀʀs ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴘᴀɪɴғᴜʟ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ. ʜᴇ ɪs ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ, ʏᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ sᴛɪʀs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ʜɪᴍ—sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ sᴏғᴛ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴀʟ. ᴀᴀʀᴀᴅʜʏᴀ ʀᴀɢʜᴜᴠᴀɴsʜɪ—ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟ ᴡʜᴏ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʟɪᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʀᴏᴏᴍ sʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏᴜs ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴀᴢᴢʟɪɴɢ ᴄʜᴀʀᴍ. ᴀ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ʙʟᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴄᴜᴛᴇɴᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏʟᴅ ᴀʟʟᴜʀᴇ, sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғᴇᴇᴛ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ, ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ, sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜʀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴇʀғᴜʟ, ᴄᴀʀᴇғʀᴇᴇ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀsᴇʟғ. ɴᴏᴡ, sʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʟɪғᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴀʟʟs sᴏ ʜɪɢʜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴇs ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴛʜᴇᴍ—ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ʜɪᴍ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴀᴛʜs ᴄᴏʟʟɪᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴛᴀɴɢʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ғᴀᴛᴇ, ᴘᴀɪɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇɴɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ʜᴇʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴀɴᴄʜᴏʀ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴs ɪᴛs ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀs sʜᴇ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ʜɪs sᴏʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ʟɪғᴇ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴍᴘᴛɪɴᴇss. ʙᴜᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ sᴄᴀʀs ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ʜᴇᴀʟ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴏʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴs ᴛᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʜᴀs ᴀ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴏᴏᴍ? ᴊᴏɪɴ ʀᴜᴅʀᴀɴsʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴀʀᴀᴅʜʏᴀ ᴏɴ ᴀ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴏғ ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴ, ᴘᴀɪɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴅᴇᴍᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴛᴡᴏ ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ sᴏᴜʟs, ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.