General Zaroff's Imagination: A Narrative Fiction

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My head pounded as yesterday’s events came rushing back to me.While I was walking in the courtyard,something momentarily caught my attention.It reminded me of the fight between General Zaroff and I.

After I surprised him in his chambers last night we got into a brawl.He tried to distract me with his congratulatory speech while he grabbed an axe.(flashback)However I leapt at him pushing him into the wall.(flashback)The back of his head made a piercing noise as it hit the enclosure.(flashback)”I have to admit I’m impressed” he said.(flashback)With an object I have never seen before,he shocked me in my left shoulder.(flashback)In the blink of an eye I was laying on the floor with his weight pressing into me.(flashback)”Any last words before you die” he said.”(flashback)”Yes,When you’re going to kill someone do it!”.(flashback)With all of my strength I pushed him off of me.(flashback)I held him in a chokehold and then threw his lifeless and bloody body out of the window(flashback).

At this moment I felt no remorse as I laid my eyes upon his bones that the hounds left behind.
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I walked to the cellar where Zaroff held his prisoners.They might be able to help me leave this wretched island I thought.When I entered the cellar I was met with confused faces.A tall olive toned boy no younger than nine-teen said “Who are you?,Where’s General Zaroff?”.”Sanger Rainsford of New York nice to meet you.Oh and as for Zaroff he’s where he belongs” I replied.”General Zaroff is a twisted human-being.He forced me to participate in this game he created.The same game all of you were suppose to participate in.” “What game is that?” he asked.“He sends you out in the jungle where he sets out to hunt and kill you.Fortunately I won the game and killed him.” “Oh my are you lying to us” he said surprisingly.”No why would I lie about a such

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