Bodymore

Everything's an insult when your soul is bankrupt. Joey and Wayland may have returned to Baltimore after their deaths, but things are not the same through eyes tainted by death. The city seems darker, the graffiti louder, and a meltdown is only a hair-trigger away. Joey's ready for everything to go back to normal, but that might not be possible when every time she's around Wayland, he's dripping with someone's freshly spilled blood. Meanwhile, Jag's losing his patience with Joey's preference for her serial killer best friend. Desperate to keep her life together in a somewhat recognizable way, Joey discovers that a local medium might have a way to calm the regret-fueled rage that plagues both her and Wayland, driving them both further out of control with each passing day. In hopes of a return to normal, she sets out to ask the authorities of the afterlife to grant her and Wayland a real second chance. The ravens stalking her promise that if she doesn't move quickly, she may lose everything she cares about. With a past and a future that can't compromise, tragedy doesn't spare the indecisive.

Regret is only the Beginning; Horror is the Transformation; Tragedy is the Offspring. After seeing Wayland off to the afterlife, Joey's left grieving over the reality that her father and best friend are gone. She can't let it stop her though. She's got a job to do for Charon, her regular life to return to, and the complications brought on by having Jag carry her heart. She can't even focus on that when she discovers running from her problems doesn't actually get rid of them. Stalked by the ghosts of her Baltimore, Joey can't get away from her mistakes. Meanwhile, now that the badges can see her again, she's got a couple of things to explain, like jumping out the window at the station and why there was blood in her boyfriend's apartment. Telling them ghosts are real isn't enough; she has to prove it. Ralph seems like a good option as the guy who makes deals with death, but when she shows up at his bar, he's missing too. Time is running out on her credibility and with every second that passes, she risks sinking Jag's life for holding onto him for so long, the blood came off her hands and got all over him.

You Don't Invite the Devil in by Chance; You Must Play with Intent. Taking place ten years before the events of Bleed More, Bodymore, Ralph Reagan is the drummer for his best friend's band, Bad Ass Idiot Train. Baltimore locals know it for the unique sound, the wild concerts, and the even wilder frontman, KC. The two are as close as brothers, but couldn't be more different. Ralph is quiet, laidback, and doesn't seem to fit in with the lifestyle while the only appropriate way to describe KC is hellion. Riots, street brawls, and fierce resistance to authority leaves a path of destruction in KC's wake. While trouble can be avoided for a time, it can't be entirely dodged. The ghosts of KC's past haunt him through the handprints left in his house, the voices in his head, and the way Baltimore calls out to him in the graffiti. The voices call endlessly, hoping to tempt KC into killing the person beside him who doesn't belong. Rage and regret guide his hands to Ralph's neck after a concert. His saving grace is KC's defiance. Ralph escapes with his life, but KC does not. Ralph's mourning the loss of his brother and the only family he's ever known when he receives a phone call from the last person he expected: KC. Not dead, but waiting to be picked up from a nearby Taco Bell. Reunion proves something's off with KC. He's bloodthirsty, angry, and shorter-tempered than ever. Though he wants to continue where they left off, it appears as though no one recognizes him, but Ralph and their bassist. Ralph will do anything it takes to make things go back to normal, even if it means giving up a part of himself. Meanwhile, the trail of bodies he's leaving puts Ralph at the center of a detective's crosshairs, and the unfathomable spirit inhabiting Baltimore hasn't given up on its mission to find Ralph.

You Don'tInvitetheDevilin byChance; You MustPlaywithIntent.Taking place ten years before the events of Bleed More, Bodymore, Ralph Reagan is the drummer for his best friend's band, Bad Ass Idiot Train. Baltimore locals know it for the unique sound, the wild concerts, and the even wilder frontman, KC. The two are as close as brothers, but couldn't be more different. Ralph is quiet, laidback, and doesn't seem to fit in with the lifestyle while the only appropriate way to describe KC is hellion. Riots, street brawls, and fierce resistance to authority leaves a path of destruction in KC's wake.While trouble can be avoided for a time, it can't be entirely dodged. The ghosts of KC's past haunt him through the handprints left in his house, the voices in his head, and the way Baltimore calls out to him in the graffiti. The voices call endlessly, hoping to tempt KC into killing the person beside him who doesn't belong.Rage and regret guide his hands to Ralph's neck after a concert. His saving grace is KC's defiance. Ralph escapes with his life, but KC does not.Ralph's mourning the loss of his brother and the only family he's ever known when he receives a phone call from the last person he expected: KC. Not dead, but waiting to be picked up from a nearby Taco Bell. Reunion proves something's off with KC. He's bloodthirsty, angry, and shorter-tempered than ever. Though he wants to continue where they left off, it appears as though no one recognizes him, but Ralph and their bassist. Ralph will do anything it takes to make things go back to normal, even if it means giving up a part of himself. Meanwhile, the trail of bodies he's leaving puts Ralph at the center of a detective's crosshairs, and the unfathomable spirit inhabiting Baltimore hasn't given up on its mission to find Ralph.