Jessica Andersen, Blog Entry 12/10:

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Dear Destiny- or fate, or prophecy, or the will of the gods or whatever:

I'm only doing this because I know Strike's punishment for not writing this dumb letter would be way worse than just sitting my butt down and writing it.  Just so you know.

Over the past six months, ever since Strike showed up at my office, teleported me up to the roof and hung me over the side to get my attention, I've done lots of things I never would've thought possible.  I've seen gods and demons, I've done magic, and I've met a woman who shouldn't have existed outside my own imagination.  That evidence has more than convinced me that the gods exist, and their will influences our lives down here.  But I've also watched Strike defy the writs themselves to make Leah his own when the thirteenth prophecy said she was to be his sacrifice.  So I know our supposed destiny can be rewritten to a point.  That's why, for my winter solstice wish, I'm asking you to leave me the hell alone. 

I'll be your warrior to the best of my ability.  I'll fight the demons, support my teammates, and do whatever can be done to turn back the 2012 zero-date.  But I can't- I won't- let you run my life.  I won't follow in my fathers' footsteps, even though the writs say that what has happened before will happen again.  I don't want to know about my parents- growing up in the system burned that fantasy out of me a long time ago.  And I'm sure as hell not hooking myself up to a woman like Alexis- an overachieving princess who plays straight to the company line- just because I've been seeing her in my dreams- (visions, whatever)- for the past few years, to the point that my buddies back in the real world used to joke that I was saving myself for my dream woman.  I wasn't saving myself- I'm just not into the family and forever garbage.  Which is why I'm asking you to let me off the destined mates merry-go-round.  I'll fight for you, but I won't pimp myself out for you.

Regards,

Nate Blackhawk
owner, Hawk Enterprises, Ltd.

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