Toad’s Chorus

September 11, 2001. A devastating event in America’s history.

Several thousand died. And many tens of thousands were affected.

Then came Marcus Edorian. The charismatic leader of “New York”. A self proclaimed leader of the people, for the people. The first Black American since Martin Luther King to get people to sit up and take notice.

The collapse of local government, and introduction of martial law in New York resulted in many feeling less than “American”. People were hurting. They were hungry. Cold. Power was off, water was intermittent, and food was limited. New York was closed off.

The Bush government had isolated all of New York while a formal enquiry was undertaken. Until complete, New York was essentially a prison.

People from New York don’t generally appreciate being controlled. People stirred from their complacency and eventually tried to be heard. By this time the war on the “Axis of Evil”, Bush’s bizarre justification for aggression had begun.

The powers in control reacted to these voices with bloody precision. Peaceful riots were countered with violence not seen since Tianoman Square.

People from New York don’t generally appreciate being controlled.

The protests escalated to an all out war. Many thousands died, and eventually a peace accord was reached. By that time most of New York was in flames. As in times pasts, a new city was built over the old. But the old was still there. “down below”.

A place few sensible visited, and only those with no where else, lived. A place of harsh social justice, a sub culture where outsiders are shunned.

The home of “The Post Card Killer”

“The Post Card Killer” was thought to been close to capture. However, an elite police team sent to “down below” in New York were routed by a vicious attack. Five officers were killed, two others escaped with serious injuries.

They have been killed.

Officials have stated that the two remaining officers were killed at Harlem Hospital overnight. Each having a postcard placed between clenched teeth with “Cya” written on it. The word has always been written in an Old English cartography script in the victim’s blood. Experts have indicated it appears the words have been written with an traditional, although dated, fountain pen.

At this time there is no further information available.

“The Post Card Killer” has kept New York on it’s toes for close to a decade.

Previously thougt to be an isolated serial killer, the apparent copy cat killing in Hyde Park is being investigated independently.

Senior Sergeant Janice Mills of London Metro Police stated “Although this incident appears similar to those in New York, it is most likely a copy cat, and is being treated as such. There is no association between the Hyde Park victim and New york Victims”

At this stage, we have no further information.

Today is a sad day in New York.

After seven years, “The Post Card Killer” was thought to be close to capture. Authorities believed the killer had been traced to “down below”. “down below” is the unofficial name of the sub-city formed after the fires of 2002 post terrorist attack riots that largely destroyed New York and resulted in close to two hundred thousand deaths.

An elite squad of police was sent down based on leads from reliable informants.

It was expected they would return with the killer in custody.

Today, only two of the original squad returned, one with horrific facial injuries, and the other seriously injured. Harlem Hospital Center reported the second officer was in a serious but stable condition, and should be able to speak to his superiors sometime tomorrow.

The bodies of the other five members have yet to be recovered. However, as the two officers were pulled from the entry to “down below” near Harlem Hospital, an eye witness heard the less wounded officer screaming: “They are all dead, he killed them all, he knew we were coming. Oh my god, he killed them all.”

Officials have yet to confirm or deny the fatalities.

For the last six months, New York has been held to ransom as the serial killer known as “The Post Card Killer” has had a free range across the city, and possibly state.

With close to 70 victims in the last seven years, “The Post Card Killer” has become one of the most prolific and well documented serial killers in history. For every victim, a simple postcard from the location has been found. The card has been clamped between lock jawed teeth as each victim has died in a state of drug induced terror.

Each of the postcards has had a simple identifying mark. “Cya” The word has always been written in an Old English cartography script in the victim’s blood. Experts have indicated it appears the words have been written with an traditional, although dated, fountain pen.

Police now believe the killer has been tracked to “down below”, a subterranean “sub-city” below New York itself.

Few ever venture there, and the police seldom patrol even the higher levels of the old city formed after the fires of 2002 reconstruction.

Be assured we will be following up on this lead in our next report about “The Post Card Killer”. Reporter Toad Stool will be risking their life as they seek to make contact with those who live below.